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German
Etymology
Literally, “like on a string/on strings”, suggesting that everything works as though controlled by a marionette player.
Pronunciation
Prepositional phrase
wie am Schnürchen
- (simile) just as planned; without a hitch; like clockwork
Es hat alles geklappt wie am Schnürchen.- Everything worked just as planned.
2023 March 26, Erik Peter, “Klima-Volksentscheid in Berlin: Klima der Veränderung”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:Für die Kampagne, einem Zusammenschluss aus Dutzenden Organisationen, die ohne Unterstützung der etablierten Parteien ausgekommen ist, lief es zuletzt wie am Schnürchen.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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