da lachen ja die Hühner

German

Etymology

Literally: "The chickens (will) laugh at that." Compare Russian курам на смех (kuram na smex, “for the chickens to laugh at”) with a similar meaning.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /daː ˈlaχn̩ jaː diː ˈhyːnɐ/

Phrase

da lachen ja die Hühner

(idiomatic) Exclamation at something ridiculous, silly, or completely unsatisfactory.

References

https://www.duden.de/rechtschreibung/Huhn see under section Bedeutungen, Beispiele und Wendungen

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