German idioms
What does “Es regnet Bindfäden” mean?
Es regnet Bindfäden
Word for word
It is raining strings
What it really means
It is absolutely pouring, a heavy and unbroken rain. Used every day to complain about the weather.
How we say it in English
It's raining cats and dogs
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Aus heiterem Himmel
Out of the blue
Morgenstund hat Gold im Mund
The early bird catches the worm
Es ist höchste Eisenbahn
It's high time
Etwas auf die lange Bank schieben
To put something on the back burner
Schnee von gestern sein
To be water under the bridge
Da liegt der Hund begraben
That's the crux of the matter