Bedeutung
To be excessively precise or pedantic.
Kultureller Hintergrund
Germans value precision, but this idiom shows they also recognize when it goes too far. Used similarly, often in a slightly more humorous, self-deprecating way.
Context is key
Use this phrase to lighten the mood when someone is being too serious.
Bedeutung
To be excessively precise or pedantic.
Context is key
Use this phrase to lighten the mood when someone is being too serious.
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Fill in the missing word.
Leg nicht alles auf die _________.
The idiom is 'auf die Goldwaage legen'.
What does the phrase mean?
What does it mean to 'etwas auf die Goldwaage legen'?
It describes being too precise or sensitive.
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Aufgabensammlung
2 AufgabenLeg nicht alles auf die _________.
The idiom is 'auf die Goldwaage legen'.
What does it mean to 'etwas auf die Goldwaage legen'?
It describes being too precise or sensitive.
🎉 Ergebnis: /2
Häufig gestellte Fragen
1 FragenYes, but be careful. It might sound like you are criticizing their attention to detail.
Verwandte Redewendungen
kleinlich sein
synonymto be petty
Haarspalterei
synonymhair-splitting
