die Suppe versalzen
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “to salt someone's soup”.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]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)
- (idiomatic) to cook (someone's) goose [with dative ‘someone’]
Conjugation
[edit]1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.