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Den Löffel abgeben

Literally 'to give up the spoon,' this is a colloquial and somewhat blunt way to say someone has died. Use it carefully as it can be considered dark humor or irreverent.

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Examples in context

Mein alter Computer hat den Löffel abgegeben.

My old computer has kicked the bucket.

Er will den Löffel noch nicht abgeben.

He doesn't want to kick the bucket just yet.

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