# wer nie sein Brot im Bette aß, weiß nicht, wie Krümel piken

wer nie sein Brot im Bette aß, weiß nicht, wie Krümel piken is a German expression meaning “one must experience something to understand it properly (but sometimes used without context merely for comedic effect)”.

## Meanings

1. _idiomatic_ one must experience something to understand it properly (but sometimes used without context merely for comedic effect)

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