Let’s let the cat out of the bag: ”Ist die Katze aus dem Haus, tanzen die Mäuse auf dem Tisch“ is a saying that’s used to describe a situation that’s out of control, but usually very fun for the unsupervised mice in this context. If Foucault says “visibility is a trap”, then obscurity is freedom.
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Ich versteh nur Bahnhof - when it comes to idioms, expressions and proverbs, you only understand train station? In this series of short clips, the studierendenWERK BERLIN explains the most common German sayings and sheds some light on the origins, history and contexts they are used in.