A2Emotions
Sich freuen wie ein Honigkuchenpferd
In German
Sich freuen wie ein Honigkuchenpferd
Zikh FROY-en vee ine HO-nig-koo-khen-pfert
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📖 Literal Translation
To rejoice like a gingerbread horse
💡 Meaning
To be beaming with joy, to have a very wide, happy smile, like the often smiling faces on gingerbread figures.
🌍 Equivalent:"To beam with joy / to smile from ear to ear"
📜 Origin:This idiom refers to the often broadly smiling faces found on traditional gingerbread figures (Honigkuchenpferde), symbolizing great joy and happiness.
Example Sentences
1
Nach der guten Nachricht strahlte sie wie ein Honigkuchenpferd.
After the good news, she beamed like a gingerbread horse.
2
Die Kinder freuten sich wie Honigkuchenpferde auf den Ausflug.
The children were beaming with joy about the outing.