Hand und Fuß
German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “hand and foot”.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- rhyme or reason, common sense; substance
- Synonym: Sinn und Verstand
- Hand und Fuß haben ― to make sense (literally, “to have hand and foot”)
- weder Hand noch Fuß haben ― to make no sense at all (literally, “to have neither hand nor foot”)
- eine Geschichte ohne Hand und Fuß ― Banbury story of a cock and a bull
Further reading edit
- “Hand und Fuß” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache