German
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Austria
Idiom USED On Occasion BY Everyone
(had I, did I, would I) • Similar to "woulda, coulda, shoulda", this phrase is used to dismiss hypothetical thoughts of what could have been.
"Wann i gwusst hätt, dass so staut, wär i früher losgfahren!" "Hätti, wari, dadi!"
"If I had known there would be this much traffic, I'd left earlier!" "Had I, did I, would I!"
Submitted February 2021 by lechnermichi
Expression USED On Occasion BY Everyone
(Frequently pejorative) term for something common, unsurprising, boring or dull. It is believed to come from WWI machine gun MG 08/15.
"Lass dir was besseres einfallen, der Anmachspruch ist so 08/15"
"Come up with something better, that pick-up line is so 08/15"
Submitted December 2020 by lechnermichi
