# was das Zeug hält

was das Zeug hält is a German expression meaning “to a fare-thee-well”.

## Meanings

1. _colloquial_ intensely, for all one is worth, as much as possible
   - Wir mussten ziehen, was das Zeug hält. — We had to pull for all we were worth.
2. _colloquial_ to a fare-thee-well
   - Die Kinder toben herum, was das Zeug hält.

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