"kein Wässerchen trüben können" meaning in German

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Verb

Forms: kann kein Wässerchen trüben [present, singular, third-person], konnte kein Wässerchen trüben [past], kein Wässerchen trüben können [participle, past], könnte kein Wässerchen trüben [past, subjunctive], haben [auxiliary]
Etymology: Literally, "to not be able to muddle a little stream". From The Wolf and the Lamb. Head templates: {{de-verb|kein_Wässerchen_trüben_können<pretpres.kann#konnte,können,könnte>}} kein Wässerchen trüben können (preterite-present, third-person singular present kann kein Wässerchen trüben, past tense konnte kein Wässerchen trüben, past participle kein Wässerchen trüben können, past subjunctive könnte kein Wässerchen trüben, auxiliary haben)
  1. (idiomatic) wouldn't hurt a fly Tags: idiomatic, preterite-present
    Sense id: en-kein_Wässerchen_trüben_können-de-verb-7rkbVRv7 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German negative polarity items

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  "etymology_text": "Literally, \"to not be able to muddle a little stream\". From The Wolf and the Lamb.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kann kein Wässerchen trüben",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "konnte kein Wässerchen trüben",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kein Wässerchen trüben können",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "könnte kein Wässerchen trüben",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "haben",
      "tags": [
        "auxiliary"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "kein Wässerchen trüben können (preterite-present, third-person singular present kann kein Wässerchen trüben, past tense konnte kein Wässerchen trüben, past participle kein Wässerchen trüben können, past subjunctive könnte kein Wässerchen trüben, auxiliary haben)",
      "name": "de-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "verb",
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            "Terms by semantic function"
          ],
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        "(idiomatic) wouldn't hurt a fly"
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        "preterite-present"
      ]
    }
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}
{
  "etymology_text": "Literally, \"to not be able to muddle a little stream\". From The Wolf and the Lamb.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kann kein Wässerchen trüben",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "konnte kein Wässerchen trüben",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kein Wässerchen trüben können",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "könnte kein Wässerchen trüben",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "haben",
      "tags": [
        "auxiliary"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "kein_Wässerchen_trüben_können<pretpres.kann#konnte,können,könnte>"
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      "expansion": "kein Wässerchen trüben können (preterite-present, third-person singular present kann kein Wässerchen trüben, past tense konnte kein Wässerchen trüben, past participle kein Wässerchen trüben können, past subjunctive könnte kein Wässerchen trüben, auxiliary haben)",
      "name": "de-verb"
    }
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  "lang_code": "de",
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        "German lemmas",
        "German multiword terms",
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        "German verbs"
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      ],
      "links": [
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          "wouldn't hurt a fly",
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        "(idiomatic) wouldn't hurt a fly"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "preterite-present"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kein Wässerchen trüben können"
}

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