sage und schreibe
German edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “(I) say and write (it)”.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
- (colloquial) a whopping, no less than, believe it or not (emphasizes the scale of a number)
- Synonyms: echt, tatsächlich, ungelogen, wahrhaftig, wirklich
- Durch jahrelange Arbeit hat sie sage und schreibe drei Millionen Euro angesammelt.
- Through years of work, she has accumulated a whopping three million Euros.