Re: Weekly Vocab #2.1.8 (repost #1)

>   'I don't trust him an inch.'
>   Ich traue ihm keinen Meter über den Weg.
>   I   trust him no     meter over the way/path.
In German? Really? We have that expression in Dutch, too (just without
the "über den Weg"-part):

Ik vertrouw hem voor geen meter.
I don't trust him for a meter.

"voor geen centimeter" means I trust him even less :)

>   Das  stimmt        keinen Meter.
>   That is-true/right no     meter.
>   'It is not true/right at all.'
That one, too:

Dat klopt voor geen meter.
It's not correct for a meter.

René

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