# in den Tee tun

in den Tee tun is a German verb meaning “Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, den, Tee, tun.”.

## Meanings

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, den, Tee, tun.
   - Hast du mir schon Zucker in den Tee getan? — Have you already put sugar in my tea?
2. _idiomatic_ to slip something in someone’s drink (e.g. alcohol, drugs, poison)
   - Er ist zu sehr passender Zeit gestorben. Wer weiß, was seine Frau ihm in den Tee getan hat! — He died at a very convenient time. Who knows what his wife may have put in his drink!
3. Hence used in rhetorical questions referring to someone’s unusual behaviour.
   - Was haben sie dir denn in den Tee getan, dass du heute so fleißig bist? — What did they put in your tea to make you work so hard today?

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