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Auf den Busch klopfen
In German
Auf den Busch klopfen
owf den BOOSH KLOPF-en
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📖 Literal Translation
To knock on the bush
💡 Meaning
To beat around the bush (to test the waters, not to be direct).
🌍 Equivalent:"To beat around the bush; To test the waters"
📜 Origin:From hunting, where beaters would hit bushes to flush out game. The idiom implies trying to elicit information or a reaction indirectly.
Example Sentences
1
Hör auf, um den heißen Brei herumzureden und klopf auf den Busch!
Stop beating around the bush and get to the point!
2
Ich werde mal auf den Busch klopfen und sehen, wie er reagiert.
I'll test the waters and see how he reacts.