Pudding an die Wand nageln

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German

Etymology

Literally, to nail custard to the wall.

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Verb

Pudding an die Wand nageln (weak, third-person singular present nagelt Pudding an die Wand, past tense nagelte Pudding an die Wand, past participle Pudding an die Wand genagelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (colloquial) to try to do something that is impossible
    • 2017 August 13, Anja Maier, “Kommentar Heiße Wahlkampfphase: Pudding an die Wand nageln”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
      Aber Schulz’ taktische Fehler – etwa im NRW-Wahlkampf, beim Absägen seiner Generalsekretärin oder in der Kommunikation von Inhalten – wirken, als wolle er einen Pudding an die Wand nageln.
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