![HYG - Learn German no Twitter: "Have you ever received a basket from a girl / guy? 💔 Yes, Germans say "einen Korb bekommen" if you get the brush-off / rejected. 😂 # HYG - Learn German no Twitter: "Have you ever received a basket from a girl / guy? 💔 Yes, Germans say "einen Korb bekommen" if you get the brush-off / rejected. 😂 #](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DM_H2VsW4AEhv1_.jpg:large)
HYG - Learn German no Twitter: "Have you ever received a basket from a girl / guy? 💔 Yes, Germans say "einen Korb bekommen" if you get the brush-off / rejected. 😂 #
![The German idiom "einen Korb bekommen" (to receive a basket), meaning to have been rejected by a lover, comes from the medieval practice of hoisting a suitor up to the lady's chambers The German idiom "einen Korb bekommen" (to receive a basket), meaning to have been rejected by a lover, comes from the medieval practice of hoisting a suitor up to the lady's chambers](https://external-preview.redd.it/scyQBS13j_eI0Vud-TNTiNs85ZEpVSkd6TMo2qDIKn8.jpg?auto=webp&s=dbd77a63fc6b465d4e14cbdd71c8c346f8350f7d)
The German idiom "einen Korb bekommen" (to receive a basket), meaning to have been rejected by a lover, comes from the medieval practice of hoisting a suitor up to the lady's chambers
![Ein Korb zu bekommen ist leider nicht so angenehm... | Sprachschule, Fremdsprachen lernen, Effektiv lernen Ein Korb zu bekommen ist leider nicht so angenehm... | Sprachschule, Fremdsprachen lernen, Effektiv lernen](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/2f/99/89/2f998978fe30f478b3d2a1c229457de5.png)