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chaff

[chaf, chahf] / tʃæf, tʃɑf /




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Adapting a phrase that Ms. Merkel used when the waves of migrants came to Germany, he said, “Ich schaffe das” — “I can do it.’

From New York Times • Nov. 8, 2019

When David Cameron spoke about strivers and skivers, that reminded me of a Swabian saying: 'Schaffe, schaffe, Häusle baue!'

From The Guardian • Mar. 31, 2013




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