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it's the only way you'll get some

German translation: Nur so geht/läuft was.

22:12 Jan 18, 2014
English to German translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: it's the only way you'll get some
This is about a scene, where person A asks person B to go out for a drink. Person B says he can't, because he's meeting a girl that night and he has to stay sober because of this. Then person A says "it's the only way you'll get some".

What does it mean in that context? It would be already a huge help, if you could explain it in English.

Thank you so much!!
Sabrina123456
German translation:Nur so geht/läuft was.
Explanation:
"To get some", Sex mit dem Date haben.

Ob Person A nun meint, dass Person B dafür nüchtern oder betrunken sein muss, ergibt sich dann hoffentlich aus dem Kontext. Ich denke mal, er meint es ironisch, um seinen Freund doch zum Trinken zu bewegen.
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Sven Schröder
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4 +4Nur so geht/läuft was.
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Nur so geht/läuft was.


Explanation:
"To get some", Sex mit dem Date haben.

Ob Person A nun meint, dass Person B dafür nüchtern oder betrunken sein muss, ergibt sich dann hoffentlich aus dem Kontext. Ich denke mal, er meint es ironisch, um seinen Freund doch zum Trinken zu bewegen.

Sven Schröder
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Local time: 08:55
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Asker: sowas in der Art hab ich mir schon gedacht. Danke vielmals fürs Bestätigen!!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Johanna Timm, PhD
1 hr
agree  Claus Sprick: ja; für das Date selbst empfiehlt Ogden Nash allerdings (Reflections on Ice-Breaking): Candy is Dandy, but liquor is quicker. Etwa: "Mit Nasch- / werk geht's rasch, / mit Port- / wein sofort". Oder auf Kölsch: Kamelle sind jau, schneller Schabau.
12 hrs
agree  mill2
18 hrs
agree  Usch Pilz: @ Claus: Beeindruckend!
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