/zɪç aʊ̯fs oːɐ̯ ˈhaʊ̯ən/ lit. ‘to whack yourself onto your ear’
German idiom, colloquial. To go to bed.
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How do people use Sich aufs Ohr hauen
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Casual and a bit rough, the way you tell friends you’re off to bed: “Ich hau mich aufs Ohr.” It covers a short nap as well as the night, so “mal kurz” or “ein bisschen” turns it into a nap.
Also said sich aufs Ohr legen
Sich aufs Ohr hauen
in real sentences
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Ich hau mich aufs Ohr.
I will hit the sack.
Tatoeba, sentence by al_ex_an_der, translation by CM, CC BY 2.0 FR
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Ich muss mich aufs Ohr hauen.
I need to hit the sack.
Tatoeba, sentence by Pfirsichbaeumchen, translation by Eldad, CC BY 2.0 FR
Where does Sich aufs Ohr hauen
come from?
German Wiktionary, citing Röhrich’s Lexikon der sprichwörtlichen Redensarten, calls it a rougher version of the older “sich aufs Ohr legen” (to lie down on your ear), which is simply how you sleep on your side. “Hauen” (to whack) adds the picture of dropping into bed like a felled tree.
Mistakes learners make with Sich aufs Ohr hauen
Dropping “sich”: “ich haue aufs Ohr” sounds like you’re hitting someone. The reflexive pronoun is what puts you in bed: “ich hau mich”, “du haust dich”.
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