# sage und schreibe

sage und schreibe is a German adverb meaning “whopping”.

## Meanings

1. _colloquial_ a whopping, no less than, believe it or not (emphasizes the scale of a number)
   - Durch jahrelange Arbeit hat sie sage und schreibe drei Millionen Euro angesammelt. — Through years of work, she has accumulated a whopping three million Euros.

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