Da haben wir den Salat
Meaning: Now we've got a fine mess.
Language: German
Literally: There we have the salad
Category: Food & Drink
Origin: A tossed, jumbled salad pictures the tangled mess left behind once things have gone wrong.
Equivalents in other languages
- Swedish: Nu är det kokta fläsket stekt — literally: Now the boiled pork is fried
- Afrikaans: Nou is die gort gaar — literally: Now the barley porridge is cooked
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- Den Löffel abgeben — To die.
- Ins Fettnäpfchen treten — To commit an embarrassing social blunder.
- Estar en el ajo — To be in on a secret or scheme.
- Tener mala uva — To have a nasty temper or ill intentions.
- Ponerse como una sopa — To get soaked to the bone.
- Estar hasta en la sopa — To be everywhere; impossible to avoid.
More German idioms
- Eulen nach Athen tragen — To do something utterly pointless.
- Hummeln im Hintern haben — To be unable to sit still.
- Das ist nicht das Gelbe vom Ei — It's not ideal; not quite good enough.
- Alles in Butter — Everything is fine and under control.
- Aus dem Häuschen sein — To be beside yourself with excitement.
- Jemandem auf den Keks gehen — To get on someone's nerves.
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