November 2023
ENGLISH IDIOM OF THE MONTH:
„Feed a cold and starve a fever“
MEANING
Expressing the common belief that eating more will cure the common cold, and eating less will cure a fever. The meaning of this traditional saying is that you should eat a lot of food when you have a cold, but not eat much when you have a fever and this will help you to get better.
TRANSLATION
Esse mehr bei einer Erkältung und weniger bei einer Grippe.
wörtlich: Füttere eine Erkältung und lass ein Fieber verhungern.
EXAMPLE
The patient asked the doctor if he should not eat because he had a fever but the doctor said that this was not medical advice.
