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159 months ago

Uta Haubold   asked this question:

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159 months ago

giulianoscarpa   wrote:

the early worm is caught by the bird

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159 months ago

giulianoscarpa   wrote:

I cannot stand the early bird

159 months ago

giulianoscarpa   wrote:

Hit the sky, early bird!

My comment:

variation of "Hit the road, Jack" ;)

159 months ago

giulianoscarpa   wrote:

The early bird can do one!

My comment:

Colloquial British English ;)

159 months ago

giulianoscarpa   wrote:

the early bird can fly to hell and back

159 months ago

giulianoscarpa   wrote:

The early bird can kiss my butt!

My comment:

"butt" isn't as harsh as "ass" ... ;)

159 months ago

Jenny Sage   wrote:

To hell with the early bird!

159 months ago

www.buero-garisch.de   wrote:

Do a bunk, early bird!

My comment:

"bunk" (auch: Koje) ... I like this word play.

or: Early bird, you know what you can do!
which might be too long ...

159 months ago

luv2write   wrote:

The early bird can kiss my ass.

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159 months ago

Uta Haubold   wrote:

Kontext: Bürotasse -> da würde ich mich auch nicht für diese Variante entscheiden.....

159 months ago

luv2write   wrote:

the early bird can just **** off

My comment:

or it could be more explicit, depending on the context & register of the rest of the text. The missing word obviously begins with an 'f'..

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159 months ago

Uta Haubold   wrote:

nein, das muss alles im lustigen, höflichen Rahmen bleiben...can eat me, oder so....