nicht tot überm Zaun hängen wollen
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, "to not want to hang dead over a fence (in a certain place)", implying that one would prefer to be elsewhere even in that situation.
Verb[edit]
nicht tot überm Zaun hängen wollen
- (of a place) to abhor; to hate; to find unbearable
- In diesem Kaff will ich nicht mal tot überm Zaun hängen.
- I wouldn’t want to be seen dead in this place