einen Bären aufbinden

German

Etymology

Literally: “to tie a bear on (someone’s back)”. The word Bär (“bear”) is very probably an—ignorant or rather humorous—malapropism for a word meaning “burden” (compare Bürde, Bahre). This use is thought to be of German Low German origin.

Pronunciation

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Phrase

einen Bären aufbinden

  1. to trick; to cheat somebody
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