auf Schusters Rappen

German

Etymology

Literally, “on the shoemaker's black horses”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aʊ̯f ˈʃuːstɐs ˈʁapn̩/
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Prepositional phrase

auf Schusters Rappen

(idiomatic) on shanks' mare, on foot

Further reading

“auf Schusters Rappen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
"auf Schusters Rappen" in Redensarten-Index

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