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Fritz Goerling wrote:
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<p> <span>Thanks, John, for all this information from dictionaries
of English
idioms. </span> </p>
<p> <span>You said “</span> The last
example below from: Bathrobe's <em><i> Harry Potter
in Chinese, Japanese & Vietnamese Translation </i></em> is
interesting. This site gives some guidance in how to translate "let
your
hair down" into Chinese, Japanese & Vietnamese.” And you asked: “Do
you have an equivalent in German?” </p>
<p> <span>Well, in German one can certainly paraphrase the idea by
saying “to
drop all one‘s inhibitions and have a party”. In my part of Germany (
Bavaria )
I have often heard the expression “die Sau rauslassen” (literally ”to
let the sow out of the pigsty”). One might hear it from the mouth of
males who went to the Octoberfest where they celebrated with good food,
lots of
beer, singing and dancing on the tables.” </span> </p>
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What are the implications of the literal <span>“die Sau rauslassen”? I
assume the sow wouldn't go to town and have a party.<br>
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John<br>
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