"bis in die Puppen" meaning in German

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Prepositional phrase

IPA: [bɪs ɪn diː ˈpʊpm̩] Audio: De-bis_in_die_Puppen.ogg
Etymology: Literally, “up to the dolls”, from a certain sculpture way off from Berlin. Accordingly rarely heard in western Germany. Etymology templates: {{m-g|up to the dolls}} “up to the dolls”, {{lit|up to the dolls}} Literally, “up to the dolls” Head templates: {{head|de|phrase|head=bis in die Puppen}} bis in die Puppen
  1. (idiomatic) until all hours, late into the night Wikipedia link: de:Die Puppen Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-bis_in_die_Puppen-de-prep_phrase-~dVHjg54 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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        {
          "english": "We chatted late into the night / And before that we went shopping for no reason",
          "ref": "2008, “Drei Männer her”, performed by Ina Müller:",
          "text": "Wir haben gequatscht bis in die Puppen / Und vorher gingen wir sinnlos Shoppen",
          "type": "quote"
        },
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          "ref": "2024 September 2, Dirk Einecke, “„Pille danach“ findet nach Feiertagen reißenden Absatz”, in MMW - Fortschritte der Medizin, volume 166, →DOI, pages 32–34:",
          "text": "Ausgelassene Atmosphäre, Alkohol, Tanzen bis in die Puppen – Feiertage sind spaßig, bergen aber offenbar auch das Risiko, es mit der Verhütung nicht ganz so genau zu nehmen.",
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