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German
Etymology
Literally, “(I) say and write (it)”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzaːɡə ʊnt ˈʃʁaɪ̯bə/
- Hyphenation: sa‧ge und schrei‧be
Adverb
sage und schreibe
- (colloquial) a whopping, no less than, believe it or not (emphasizes the scale of a number)
- Synonyms: echt, tatsächlich, ungelogen, wahrhaftig, wirklich
Durch jahrelange Arbeit hat sie sage und schreibe drei Millionen Euro angesammelt.- Through years of work, she has accumulated a whopping three million Euros.