bis in die Puppen

German

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɪs ɪn diː ˈpʊpm̩]

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Prepositional phrase

bis in die Puppen

1. (idiomatic) late into the night
   • (Can we date this quote?), “Drei Männer her”, performed by Ina Müller:

     Wir haben gequatscht bis in die Puppen / Und vorher gingen wir sinnlos Shoppen

     We chatted late into the night / And before that we went shopping for no reason

Further reading

• “bis in die Puppen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• "bis in die Puppen" in Redensarten-Index