# jemandem fehlen die Worte

jemandem fehlen die Worte is a German expression meaning “words fail someone”.

## In other languages

- Русский: нет слов

## Meanings

1. _idiomatic_ words fail someone, lost for words, at a loss for words
2. be speechless; be lost for words
   - Du hast ehrlich meine letzten zehn Euro aus meinem Portmonee genommen?! Da fehlen mir die Worte!

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