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Yiddish
Etymology
Literally, “to place one’s finger in another's mouth”.
Verb
אַרײַנלייגן אַ פֿינגער אין מויל • (araynleygn a finger in moyl) (past participle אַרײַנגעלייגט אַ פֿינגער אין מויל (arayngeleygt a finger in moyl)) (idiomatic)
- to explain things in detail[1]
Conjugation
Conjugation of
אַרײַנלייגן אַ פֿינגער אין מויל: see
אַרײַנלייגן.
References
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2011 January 12, Shaul Seidler-Feller, Shulamit Seidler-Feller, “Moyl - מויל”, in Yiddish Word of the Week (overall work in English):Phrases with moyl: [...]; araynleygn a finger in moyl (אריינלייגן א פינגער אין מויל) - to explain things in detail (lit., to place one’s finger in another’s mouth)- Phrases vith moyl: [...]; araynleygn a finger in moyl (areynleygn a finger in moyl) - to explain things in detail (lit., to place one’s finger in another’s mouth)
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