אויסקומען ווי מיט קרעפּלפֿלייש
Yiddish
Etymology
Literally, “to come out like with minced meat”.
Verb
אויסקומען ווי מיט קרעפּלפֿלייש • (oyskumen vi mit kreplfleysh) (past participle אויסגעקומען ווי מיט קרעפּלפֿלייש (oysgekumen vi mit kreplfleysh))
- (idiomatic) to have just enough; to know how to do something such that there is just enough
Conjugation
References
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “אויסקומען” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
- Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “קרעפּלפֿלייש”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN