Friday, June 22, 2007

German Idiom for Friday

kein Sitzfleisch haben: to have no staying power

zB: Das Erlernen einer Fremdsprache macht Spass, ist jedoch auch anstrengend und zeitraubend. Wer kein Sitzfleisch hat, schafft es night.

auf Englisch: Learning a foreign language is fun but it is also demanding and time-consuming. A person who has no staying power won't succeed in it.

(from the Guide to German Idioms by JP Lupson)

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