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Jemandem einen Korb geben
In German
Jemandem einen Korb geben
YAY-man-dem ine KORB GAY-ben
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📖 Literal Translation
To give someone a basket
💡 Meaning
To reject someone's romantic advances or proposal.
🌍 Equivalent:"To turn someone down / to reject someone"
📜 Origin:This idiom dates back to medieval times. A suitor would present a 'basket' to his beloved, often with gifts. If she accepted, she would pull him up into her window with a rope. If she rejected him, she would pull up an empty, bottomless basket, symbolizing his hopes falling through.
Example Sentences
1
Er hat ihr einen Heiratsantrag gemacht, aber sie hat ihm einen Korb gegeben.
He proposed to her, but she turned him down.
2
Ich habe ihn um ein Date gebeten, aber er hat mir einen Korb gegeben.
I asked him out on a date, but he rejected me.