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Hitch up your knickers!

German translation: Ärmel hochkrempeln und zupacken!

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase: Hitch up your knickers! German translation: Ärmel hochkrempeln und zupacken! Entered by: Carla Schaudt

17:10 Dec 1, 2005

English to German translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / conversation
English term or phrase: Hitch up your knickers! Golf player hast lost his caddie one day before tournament and can't get a new one. He asks an experienced guy: "What should I do?" Answer: "Hitch up you knickers (Die anderen Spieler haben doch kein Mitleid mit dir, nur weil du deine Tasche selbst tragen musst.)" Heißt das hier "Beiß die Zähne zusammen"? Bitte um Bestätigung/Vorschläge.	Carla Schaudt KudoZ activity Questions: 81 (none open) (4 closed without grading) Answers: 141 Local time: 05:58
Da gibt's nur eins: Ärmel aufkrempeln und zupacken! Explanation: *	Selected response from: Johanna Timm, PhD Canada Local time: 20:58
Grading comment Tolle Lösung. Vielen Dank, Johanna. Danke auch an alle anderen Beteiligten. Shalom. 4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided
3 +7	Da gibt's nur eins: Ärmel aufkrempeln und zupacken!	Johanna Timm, PhD
3 +4	Nimm die Sache selbst in die Hand!	Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
4	Steh' deinen Mann	karkadee

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6 mins   confidence: peer agreement (net): +7

hitch up your knickers! Da gibt's nur eins: Ärmel aufkrempeln und zupacken! Explanation: *	Johanna Timm, PhD Canada Local time: 20:58 Works in field Native speaker of: German PRO pts in category: 55
Grading comment Tolle Lösung. Vielen Dank, Johanna. Danke auch an alle anderen Beteiligten. Shalom.
Notes to answerer Asker: Das ist super, Johanna! �rmel hoch und in die H�nde spucken oder so. Gef�llt mir, dass es auch mit Kleidung zu tun hat.
Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer) agree  Aniello Scognamiglio (X): vielleicht auch: Ärmel hoch und ran an den Speck! 4 mins agree  Christian: Ärmel **hoch**krempeln 13 mins   -> hoch ist noch besser, hast Recht! agree  veit oettermann: sehr schön gesagt 28 mins agree  Sabine Thompson: mit Christian, hochkrempeln 50 mins agree  Veronika McLaren 1 hr agree  Katrin Lueke 3 hrs agree  clodinski 15 hrs
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9 mins   confidence: peer agreement (net): +4

hitch up your knickers! Nimm die Sache selbst in die Hand! Explanation: Ich hoffe, die Doppeldeutigkeit kommt rüber! Ich möchte auch mal wieder etwas Spannendes übersetzen ;-)	Aniello Scognamiglio (X) Germany Local time: 05:58 Native speaker of: German PRO pts in category: 12
Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer) agree  veit oettermann: Wenn ich's recht überlege, die Doppelbedeutung muss rein, gerade in diesem kontext 26 mins agree  Katrin Lueke: selbst ist der Mann ! 2 hrs agree  Susanne Rindlisbacher: Mit Katrin 5 hrs agree  clodinski: Katrins Vorschlag finde ich prima 15 hrs
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hitch up your knickers! Steh' deinen Mann Explanation: knickers = knickerbockers / Männersache / ganze Kerle ;)	karkadee Local time: 05:58 Native speaker of: German
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