kleine Brötchen backen
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “to bake small bread rolls”.
Pronunciation
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Verb
[edit]kleine Brötchen backen (weak or class 6 strong, third-person singular present backt kleine Brötchen or bäckt kleine Brötchen, past tense backte kleine Brötchen or buk kleine Brötchen, past participle kleine Brötchen gebacken or kleine Brötchen gebackt, past subjunctive backte kleine Brötchen or büke kleine Brötchen, auxiliary haben)
- (idiomatic, informal) to dial down one's future plans and ambitions (often in response to a setback)
Conjugation
[edit]1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Further reading
[edit]- “kleine Brötchen backen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache