So many frosts in March, so many in May.
Meaning: Late spring frosts arrive proportionally to early spring cold spells, making March weather an unreliable predictor of May's conditions.
Origin: Recorded in A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, an undated collection published in London by Whittaker & Co. around 1880 and credited to Thomas Preston. Its earlier history hasn't been traced.
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- seinen Hut nehmen — To resign or quit from a position.
- die Faxen dicke haben — To be fed up; to have had enough of someone's nonsense or misbehavior.
- aus der Portokasse zahlen — To pay a large sum without difficulty because one has abundant resources.