in trockenen T;chern
German
Etymology
Literally, "in dry sheets", perhaps from childbirth, which is only complete when the baby has been washed and wrapped in dry sheets. In common use since the early 1980s.[1]
Pronunciation
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Adverb
in trockenen T;chern
(idiomatic, of a contract etc.) final; safe; in the bag; set and done
Ich habe eine m;ndliche Zusage, aber ich will noch nichts sagen, bis alles in trockenen T;chern ist.
I’ve been accepted by word of mouth, but I don’t want to talk about it until everything is final.
References
^ in trockenen T;chern at Google Ngram Viewer
Further reading
“in trockenen T;chern” in Digitales W;rterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“in trockenen T;chern”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut f;r Deutsche Sprache, 2008–
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