Alma Haser
To take somebody on the arm (Jemanden auf den Arm nehmen), 2024
Archival pigment print
Unframed: 30 x 40cm
Framed: 33 x 43cm
Framed: 33 x 43cm
Edition of 10 plus 2 artist's proofs
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This expression means; Are you joking? Usually you take small children on your arm. But when a German asks you “Nimmst du mich gerade auf den Arm?” (Are you taking...
This expression means; Are you joking?
Usually you take small children on your arm. But when a German
asks you “Nimmst du mich gerade auf den Arm?” (Are you taking
me on your arm right now?), they want to know if you are messing
with them – since you are basically treating them like a small,
gullible child. This idiom was first documented in 1850.
Usually you take small children on your arm. But when a German
asks you “Nimmst du mich gerade auf den Arm?” (Are you taking
me on your arm right now?), they want to know if you are messing
with them – since you are basically treating them like a small,
gullible child. This idiom was first documented in 1850.