June 11, 2020
pull someone through the chocolate milk
When I visit other countries, people often tell me that the Germans are very serious people. If they knew German, then they would know that our language is full of funny expressions, and therefore it's impossible to be "very serious".
So, what does it mean if we "pull someone through the chocolate milk"? We use this to say that we make fun of someone, possibly in a humiliating way, and damage that person's reputation. One can also say "pull someone through the dirt" or even "through the shit".
It's quite a common expression. If you study German, it's worth remembering it.
Knowing that, you will also understand one more famous wisdom of Erich Kästner: "Whatever happens, never give up your dignity to the extent that you drink the chocolate milk you have been pulled through." In normal language: If someone humiliates you, don't humiliate back. It will only make everything worse.
jemanden durch den Kakao ziehen
Was auch immer geschieht: Nie dürft ihr so tief sinken, von dem Kakao, durch den man Euch zieht, auch noch zu trinken.
pull someone through the chocolate milk
When I visit other countries, people often tell me that the Germans are very serious people.
If they knew German, then they would know that our language is full of funny expressions, and therefore it's impossible to be "very serious".
So, what does it mean if we "pull someone through the chocolate milk"?
We use this to say that we make fun of someone, possibly in a humiliating way, and damage that person's reputation.
One can also say "pull someone through the dirt" or even "through the shit".
It's quite a common expression.
If you study German, it's worth remembering it.
Knowing that, you will also understand one more famous wisdomaxim of Erich Kästner: "Whatever happens, never give up your dignity to the extent that you drink the chocolate milk you have been pulled through."
In normal language: If someone humiliates you, don't humiliate backthem in return.
pull someone through the chocolate milk
When I visit other countries, people often tell me that the Germans are very serious people.
If they knew German, then they would know that our language is full of funny expressions, and therefore it's impossible to be "very serious".
So, what does it mean if we "pull someone through the chocolate milk"?
We use this expression to say that we make fun of someone, possibly in a humiliating way, and damage that person's reputation.
One can also say "pull someone through the dirt" or even "through the shit".
It's quite a common expression.
If you study German, it's worth remembering it.
Knowing that, you will also understand one more famous piece of wisdom of Erich Kästner: "Whatever happens, never give up your dignity to the extent that you drink the chocolate milk you have been pulled through."
In normal language: Iother words, if someone humiliates you, don't humiliate back.
It will only make everything worse.
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Being pulled through chocolate milk sounds better than through dirt or shit! Maybe "drag" would be a better choice of word than "pull", in order to parallel the English expression "drag through the dirt" (or mud).
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