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Sich dumm und dämlich verdienen
In German
Sich dumm und dämlich verdienen
zikh doom oont deh-mleesh fer-dee-nen
🇬🇧 English
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📖 Literal Translation
To earn oneself stupid and idiotic
💡 Meaning
To earn an exorbitant amount of money, often with little effort or through questionable means, or simply a surprisingly large sum.
🌍 Equivalent:"To make a killing"
📜 Origin:The idiom emphasizes the sheer quantity of money, so much that it makes one 'stupid' or 'idiotic' from the excess, or implies the ease with which it was acquired.
Example Sentences
1
Mit dieser neuen App haben sie sich dumm und dämlich verdient.
They made a fortune with this new app.
2
Man kann sich in der IT-Branche dumm und dämlich verdienen, wenn man die richtigen Fähigkeiten hat.
You can make a killing in the IT industry if you have the right skills.