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mit Ach und Krach

Pronunciation: /mɪt ˈax ʊnt ˈkʁax/

“mit Ach und Krach” is a German word. Its meaning in English:

prepositional phrase

  1. by the skin of one's teeth (barely and with great exertion)

Etymology

Literally, “with alas and crash”, probably an alteration of synonymous mit Ach und Weh (literally “with alas and woe”).

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