klipp und klar

German

Etymology

From German Low German. The adjective klipp, which today occurs only in this idiom, is derived from Middle Low German klippen, itself akin and roughly synonymous with klappen (“to clap”). It is plausible that it originally referred to the handshake by which a deal is settled.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

klipp und klar (not comparable)

  1. plain and clear; very clear
    Ich habe Ihnen eine klipp und klare Anweisung gegeben.
    I have given you a plain and clear instruction.

Declension

Only the latter adjective is declined, as above. See klar.

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