Wenn Fliegen hinter Fliegen fliegen, fliegen Fliegen Fliegen nach.

Meaning: Fliegen means 'flies' (insects), 'to fly', and 'flying' — all at once, relentlessly.

Language: German

Literally: When flies fly behind flies, flies fly after flies.

Category: Tricky

Origin: A classic German word-class twister exploiting the noun/verb homograph.

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