Podcast: die Fäden ziehen #idiom
Update: 2018-04-02
Description
Today, we talk about the German idiom “die Fäden ziehen”. What does “die Fäden ziehen” mean?
to pull the stringsIdiomHyphenationdie Fä·den zie·hen
Meanings[1] exerting the decisive influence from the background, actually having the power
[2] literally: removing threads (e.g. in a sewn wound)
Origin[1] The phrase is based on the idea of the puppet player, who invisible to the audience pulls the strings and thus moves the puppets.
Synonyms[1] to lead, to steer, to control
to pull the stringsIdiomHyphenationdie Fä·den zie·hen
Meanings[1] exerting the decisive influence from the background, actually having the power
[2] literally: removing threads (e.g. in a sewn wound)
Origin[1] The phrase is based on the idea of the puppet player, who invisible to the audience pulls the strings and thus moves the puppets.
Synonyms[1] to lead, to steer, to control
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