jemandem Saures geben

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, to give someone the sour. However, Saures is not related to sauer (sour), but a malapropism of Zores (tsuris), from Yiddish צרות (tsores), plural of צרה (tsore, trouble, problem), from Hebrew צָרָה (tsará, trouble, tragedy, calamity). Compare Dutch sores.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈjeːmandəm ˈzaʊ̯ʁəs ˈɡeːbən/

Verb[edit]

jemandem Saures geben (class 5 strong, third-person singular present gibt jemandem Saures, past tense gab jemandem Saures, past participle jemandem Saures gegeben, past subjunctive gäbe jemandem Saures, auxiliary haben)

  1. (idiomatic) to let someone have it

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