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Ins Blaue hinein reden/fragen

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Ins Blaue hinein reden/fragen

ins blau-e hin-ain re-den/fra-gen
🇬🇧 English
🇪🇸 Español
🇮🇹 Italiano
📖 Literal Translation
To talk/ask into the blue
💡 Meaning
To talk or ask without a specific goal, plan, or clear direction; to speak aimlessly.
🌍 Equivalent:"To speak aimlessly"
📜 Origin:The 'blue' here symbolizes the vast, undefined, and distant sky, implying a lack of concrete direction or target in one's words.

Example Sentences

1

Wir haben stundenlang ins Blaue hinein geredet und nichts entschieden.

We talked aimlessly (into the blue) for hours and decided nothing.

2

Er fragte einfach ins Blaue hinein, ob jemand helfen könnte.

He just asked aimlessly (into the blue) if anyone could help.

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