leeres Stroh dreschen

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Etymology

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Literally, "to thresh empty straw".

Pronunciation

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Verb

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leeres Stroh dreschen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present drischt leeres Stroh, past tense drosch leeres Stroh, past participle leeres Stroh gedroschen, past subjunctive drösche leeres Stroh, auxiliary haben)

  1. (idiomatic) to talk pointlessly

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