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die Suppe versalzen

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German

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Etymology

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Literally, to salt someone's soup.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [diː ˈzʊpə fɛɐ̯ˈzalt͡sn̩]
  • Audio; jemandem die Suppe versalzen:(file)

Verb

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die Suppe versalzen (weak or mixed, third-person singular present versalzt die Suppe, past tense versalzte die Suppe, past participle die Suppe versalzen or die Suppe versalzt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (idiomatic) to cook (someone's) goose [with dative ‘someone’]

Conjugation

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