"bei drei auf den Bäumen" meaning in German

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Prepositional phrase

Forms: bei drei auf dem Baum [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|de|prepositional phrase}} bei drei auf den Bäumen
  1. (humorous) procured lickety-split, occupied like a rat up a drainpipe Tags: humorous
    Sense id: en-bei_drei_auf_den_Bäumen-de-prep_phrase-ZeNI-kXE Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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        ],
        [
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        ],
        [
          "occupied",
          "occupied"
        ],
        [
          "like a rat up a drainpipe",
          "like a rat up a drainpipe"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
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      ],
      "tags": [
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  "lang": "German",
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      "glosses": [
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        [
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}

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