jemandem in die Suppe spucken

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German

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Etymology

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Literally, to spit in someone's soup.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˌjeːmandm̩ ɪn diː ˈzʊpə ˈʃpʊkn̩]
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Verb

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jemandem in die Suppe spucken (weak, third-person singular present spuckt jemandem in die Suppe, past tense spuckte jemandem in die Suppe, past participle jemandem in die Suppe gespuckt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (idiomatic) to rain on someone's parade

Conjugation

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