jemandem den Star stechen

German

Etymology

Literally, to pierce someone's cataract, transferred from the medical practice.

Verb

jemandem den Star stechen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present sticht jemandem den Star, past tense stach jemandem den Star, past participle jemandem den Star gestochen, past subjunctive stäche jemandem den Star, auxiliary haben)

  1. (dated) to enlighten someone
    • 1918, Anna Schieber, Ludwig Fugeler:
      Da ließ ich meine Wissenschaft auffahren, die ich von dem Zeitler hatte; denn es sollte niemand meinen, daß man mir erst den Star stechen müsse, was Fräulein Brigitte betraf.
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Conjugation

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