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Meaning: It makes no difference; the distinction between two things is negligible.
Language: German
Literally: hopped as jumped
Category: The Absurd
Origin: The image sets hopping against jumping: two nearly identical ways of leaving the ground, so choosing between them makes no practical difference.
More idioms — The Absurd
- vom Hundertsten ins Tausendste kommen — To jump chaotically from one topic or thought to another without finishing any of them.
- arrampicarsi sugli specchi — to attempt to defend an indefensible position or grasp at straws.
- farsene un baffo — to not care at all; to be indifferent to something.
- pendaglio da forca — A person who deserves to be hanged; a worthless scoundrel.
- dannarsi l'anima — To work extremely hard or exert oneself to the utmost.
- come butta — What is happening; how are things going.
More German idioms
- über den Jordan gehen — To die.
- kein unbeschriebenes Blatt sein — To be a person whose background, reputation, or history is already known.
- einen Vogel zeigen — To gesture dismissively or insultingly, usually by mimicking a cuckoo or making a mocking…
- die Hände in den Schoß legen — To be idle or inactive; to do nothing while waiting or while problems accumulate.
- etwas auf seine Kappe nehmen — To accept blame or responsibility for something.
- jemanden zur Schnecke machen — To scold or rebuke someone harshly; to give someone a severe dressing-down.
From our tongue twisters
- Hinter Hermann Hannes Haus hängen hundert Hemden raus. — A relentless 'h' aspirate drill — every word opens with the same breathy attack.
- Fischers Fritz fischt frische Fische, frische Fische fischt Fischers Fritz. — The German 'f' / 'sch' staple.
- Blaukraut bleibt Blaukraut und Brautkleid bleibt Brautkleid. — A 'bl' / 'br' brain-twister.