Das ist nicht das Gelbe vom Ei

Meaning: It's not ideal; not quite good enough.

Language: German

Literally: That's not the yellow of the egg

Category: Food & Drink

Origin: The yolk is the prized part of the egg, so 'not the yolk' means something falls short of the best.

More idioms — Food & Drink

• Alles in Butter — Everything is fine and under control.
• Jemandem auf den Keks gehen — To get on someone's nerves.
• Estar frito — To be fed up or worn out.
• Tener la sartén por el mango — To be the one in control.
• Седьмая вода на киселе — A very distant relative.
• 누워서 떡 먹기 — An extremely easy task.

More German idioms

• Aus dem Häuschen sein — To be beside yourself with excitement.
• Einen Kater haben — To have a hangover.
• die Nase voll haben — To be fed up or exhausted by something.
• Dampf ablassen — To release pent-up emotion or frustration.
• Salz in die Wunde streuen — To deliberately make someone's pain or humiliation worse.
• die Suppe versalzen — To ruin a plan or situation through careless excess.

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