flach wie eine Flunder

German

Alternative forms

  • flach wie 'ne Flunder (usual spoken form, also sometimes kept in writing because of the metre)

Etymology

Literally, “flat as a flounder”.

Adjective

flach wie eine Flunder

  1. (simile) very flat or shallow, flat as a pancake
    Synonym: flach wie Holland
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