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Seinen Senf dazugeben

Meaning: To give an unsolicited opinion.

Language: German

Literally: To add one's mustard

Category: Food & Drink

Origin: Often told as a 17th-century innkeeper custom, but that story is undocumented; more likely from mustard as a cheap, ubiquitous condiment added whether wanted or not. True origin uncertain.

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