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German food idioms can be hilarious, since they often reflect German culture & especially German food culture so accurately. Let's have a look at the German idioms that revolve around beers, sausages, bread & potatoes.
German food idioms can be hilarious, since they so accurately reflect German food culture.
There are also quite a few German idioms, that revolve around beers, sausages & bread. In this article, we've collected a few of the funnier ones.
Now the literal translation would be "now it's about the sausage". What is meant by this expression is more like "it's now or never":
This would be a classic example for using this expression. You'll also often hear it in German game shows - if you're into that sort of thing!
A list of German food idioms wouldn't be complete without mentioning beer at least once. Here is an expression that does exactly that:
Saying that something isn't "your beer" means that it's not your cup of tea: It's not your style.
When a German says to you that you "play the insulted sausage" or "act like the insulted sausage", this maens that he or she thinks that you're a bit butthurt over something:
When something is an "alter Schinken" that means that it's a thick old book. The reason for this is that books used to be bound in leather and would thus literally (no pun intended) look like a chunky piece of cured ham.
Today, the expression is also sometimes used to say that a book is maybe not quite up to the times anymore and maybe not worth reading - but this connotation does not have to come with it.
Literal Translation: to go like warm rolls 🥖 Meaning: to sell like hotcakes (to be snapped up quickly)
