# mit der Brechstange

mit der Brechstange is a German prep_phrase meaning “by brute force, with all one's might (trying to achieve a goal in an inflexible or forceful way; often with the implication that it would be smarter to do it differently or not at all)”.

## Meanings

1. _idiomatic_ by brute force, with all one's might (trying to achieve a goal in an inflexible or forceful way; often with the implication that it would be smarter to do it differently or not at all)
   - Wir versuchten es mit dem böigen Wind im Rücken zu sehr mit der Brechstange und kamen zu wenig über die Flügel. — With the gusty wind in our backs we tried too much of a brute-force approach and too few attacks through the wings.
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see mit, Brechstange.

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