in den Tee tun

German

Verb

in den Tee tun

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in,‎ den,‎ Tee,‎ tun.
    Hast du mir schon Zucker in den Tee getan?
    Have you already put sugar in my tea?
  2. (idiomatic) to slip something in someone’s drink (e.g. alcohol, drugs, poison)
    Er ist zu sehr passender Zeit gestorben. Wer weiß, was seine Frau ihm in den Tee getan hat!
    He died at a very convenient time. Who knows what his wife may have put in his drink!
  3. Hence used in rhetorical questions referring to someone’s unusual behaviour.
    Was haben sie dir denn in den Tee getan, dass du heute so fleißig bist?
    What did they put in your tea to make you work so hard today?
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