an den Bettelstab bringen

German

Etymology

Literally, to bring to the beggar's staff.

Pronunciation

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Verb

an den Bettelstab bringen (irregular weak, third-person singular present bringt an den Bettelstab, past tense brachte an den Bettelstab, past participle an den Bettelstab gebracht, past subjunctive brächte an den Bettelstab, auxiliary haben)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) to ruin
    • 1919, Walther Kabel, Wer war der Erfinder der Buchdruckerkunst?, in: Bibliothek für Alle, year 4, vol. 7, Union Deutsche Verlagsgesellschaft, page 67:
      Fust strengte gegen Gutenberg eine Klage auf Herausgabe des in das Unternehmen eingeschossenen Geldes an, und die Auszahlung der beträchtlichen Summen brachte ihn fast an den Bettelstab.
      Fust started a lawsuit against Gutenberg for the restitution of the money invested in the company and the payment of the considerable sums almost ruined him.

Conjugation

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