Hand und Fuß
Appearance
German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “hand and foot”.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- rhyme or reason, common sense; substance
- Synonym: Sinn und Verstand
- Hand und Fuß haben ― to make sense (literally, “to have hand and foot”)
- weder Hand noch Fuß haben ― to make no sense at all (literally, “to have neither hand nor foot”)
- eine Geschichte ohne Hand und Fuß ― Banbury story of a cock and a bull
Further reading
[edit]- “Hand und Fuß” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache