Braten in der Röhre

German

Etymology

Literally, "roast in the oven" or "roast in the tube".

Noun

Braten in der Röhre m

1. (colloquial, vulgar) bun in the oven (a child in the womb)

Declension

• See Braten.
• Generally, the adverbial is in the dative case, even if the noun phrase is the direct object: Sie hat einen Braten in der Röhre (“She is pregnant”, literally “She has a joint in the oven”). However, if the verbal construction implies an “insertion”, the adverbial may also be in the accusative case; for example: einen Braten in die Röhre schieben (“to impregnate”, literally “to shove a joint into the oven”).

Further reading

• “Braten in der Röhre” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• "Braten in der Röhre" in Redensarten-Index