Schnee von gestern

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German

Etymology

Literally: “yesterday's snow”, after a line from François Villon.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃneː fɔn ˌɡɛstɐn]
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Noun

Schnee von gestern

  1. (idiomatic, colloquial) water under the bridge

Further reading

References

  1. ^ François Villon (1461) “Ballade des dames du temps jadis [Ballade of Ladies of Time Gone By]”, in Le Grand Testament (in French), published 1876: “Mais où sont les neiges d’antan ! ― Where is the snow of yesteryear?”
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