Re: [Cz-L] Re: czernowitz-l digest: June 07, 2009

I beg to differ; it meant " big deal, what do I care?"
That's why it is mit a Fiss in Prit, or "mit ein Fiss in Prit."
You were in deep trouble if you were "mit beyde Fiss in Prit".

Mimi


On 6/9/09 3:04 PM, "HARDY BREIER" <HARDY3_at_BEZEQINT.NET> wrote:

> A,
> It meant that you were in deep trouble,
> Hardy
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Abraham Kogan" <akogan_at_netvision.net.il>
> To: <GERHARDRODICA_at_aol.com>; <czernowitz-l_at_list.cornell.edu>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 8:36 PM
> Subject: RE: [Cz-L] Re: czernowitz-l digest: June 07, 2009
>
>
>> A propos the Pruth - does anybody remember the Yiddish expression "Bin ich
>> mit a Fiss in Prit ? " What did it mean ?
>> Abraham K.
>>
> -snip-

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