jemandem ein Kuckucksei ins Nest legen
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “to lay a cuckoo's egg in someone's nest”, referring to the cuckoo's habit of placing it's eggs in the nest of other birds.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]jemandem ein Kuckucksei ins Nest legen (weak, third-person singular present legt jemandem ein Kuckucksei ins Nest, past tense legte jemandem ein Kuckucksei ins Nest, past participle jemandem ein Kuckucksei ins Nest gelegt, auxiliary haben)
Conjugation
[edit]1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.