auf Schusters Rappen
German
Etymology
Literally, “on the shoemaker's black horses”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aʊ̯f ˈʃuːstɐs ˈʁapn̩/
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Prepositional phrase
- (idiomatic) on shanks' mare, on foot
Further reading
- “auf Schusters Rappen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- "auf Schusters Rappen" in Redensarten-Index