"da fährt die Eisenbahn drüber" meaning in German

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Phrase

Forms: da fährt der Zug drüber [alternative]
Etymology: Literally, “there the railway runs over”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|there the railway runs over}} “there the railway runs over”, {{lit|there the railway runs over}} Literally, “there the railway runs over” Head templates: {{head|de|phrase}} da fährt die Eisenbahn drüber
  1. (idiomatic, chiefly Austria) expresses that the speaker is absolutely certain about something; for a fact, without a doubt Tags: Austria, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-da_fährt_die_Eisenbahn_drüber-de-phrase-1h5hmaky Categories (other): Austrian German, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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