I heard someone shout:
"Diesen Affenzirkus hier mache ich nicht länger mit!"
It seemed the person was very annoyed. What would be the meaning of "Affenzirkus" here? Is there a corresponding English expression? Where did this expression originate?
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I heard someone shout:
It seemed the person was very annoyed. What would be the meaning of "Affenzirkus" here? Is there a corresponding English expression? Where did this expression originate? |
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It means that the person complains about a farce he or she is involved and wants to stop taking part in it. Sometimes Affentheater is used instead of Affenzirkus. Dict.cc proposes this translation:
The expression has its origin in the 19th century traveling shows:
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A very similar word that could be used in almost the same context is "Affentheater". I'd think english expressions that are similar to both of them are
So in your example, it could be something like
I can't answer regarding it's origins though ... |
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:-)– Hendrik Vogt Aug 29 '11 at 11:52