tuches afn tisch

Pronunciations

tuches afn tisch (TU-khihs AHF-n TIHSH) listen

Definitions

  • interj. Lay your cards on the table; let's get down to brass tacks.

Example Sentences

  • "Stop beating around the bush! Lay your tuches afn tisch!"

Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • תּחת אויפֿן טיש tokhes afn tish 'lit. backside on the table'

    • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The New Joys of Yiddish, by Leo Rosten and Lawrence Bush (New York, 2003[1968]).

      Alternative Spellings

      tukhes oyfn tish, tuches oifn tish, tukhes afn tish, tuches afn tisch, tuches afen tisch, tuches afin tisch, tuches oyfn tisch, tuches oyfin tisch, tuches oifen tisch, tuches oifn tisch, tukhes afn tisch, tukhes afen tisch, tukhes afin tisch, tukhes oyfn tisch, tukhes oyfin tisch, tukhes oifen tisch, tukhes oifn tisch, tuchis afn tisch, tuchis afen tisch, tuchis afin tisch, tuchis oyfn tisch, tuchis oyfin tisch, tuchis oifen tisch, tuchis oifn tisch, tukhis afn tisch, tukhis afen tisch, tukhis afin tisch, tukhis oyfn tisch, tukhis oyfin tisch, tukhis oifen tisch, tukhis oifn tisch, toches afn tisch, toches afen tisch, toches afin tisch, toches oyfn tisch, toches oyfin tisch, toches oifen tisch, toches oifn tisch, tokhes afn tisch, tokhes afen tisch, tokhes afin tisch, tokhes oyfn tisch, tokhes oyfin tisch, tokhes oifen tisch, tokhes oifn tisch, tochis afn tisch, tochis afen tisch, tochis afin tisch, tochis oyfn tisch, tochis oyfin tisch, tochis oifen tisch, tochis oifn tisch, tokhis afn tisch, tokhis afen tisch, tokhis afin tisch, tokhis oyfn tisch, tokhis oyfin tisch, tokhis oifen tisch, tokhis oifn tisch

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