Talking with Your Mouth Full: German food idioms
Every man is a poet. At least he would be, if you were to judge him by his knowledge of idioms. Our languages are riddled with examples of metaphors and similes, word combinations that take on a meaning beyond the sum of their parts. Interestingly, however, the origins of these phrases are often mysterious or disputed. Inspired by this short
post
series
over on the World Text
blog, I thought I’d take a look at a handful of German idioms relating to food.
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