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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The English idioms must be super confusing. We have some odd ones like "chop a tree down" followed immediately be "chop a tree up".

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Hacke einen Baum runter.

Hacke einen Baum hoch.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Kleine Hiebe fällen große Eichen!