drunter und drüber

German

Pronunciation

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Adjective

drunter und drüber

  1. (idiomatic) chaotic, haywire, higgledy-piggledy
    In meinem Leben geht neulich alles drunter und drüber.
    Everything in my life has been going haywire lately.

Usage notes

  • Commonly with gehen, as in the example.
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