"wie Pastor Nolte" meaning in German

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        "1": "like reverend Nolte"
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      "args": {
        "1": "like reverend Nolte"
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      "expansion": "Literally, “like reverend Nolte”",
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  "etymology_text": "Literally, “like reverend Nolte”. From the rhyme: der machte es, wie er’s wollte (“he did it as he liked”). Attested since at least the 1910s. More recently re-popularised by an episode of the series Stromberg (German adaptation of The Office).",
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      "expansion": "wie Pastor Nolte",
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "adv",
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        {
          "text": "Soll ich hier anfangen oder da? – Das kannst du machen wie Pastor Nolte.\nShould I start here or there? – Suit yourself.\n(literally, “Should I start here or there? – You can do it like reverend Nolte.”)",
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      "glosses": [
        "as one pleases (mostly implying that it does not make a difference)"
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        "(colloquial, idiomatic) as one pleases (mostly implying that it does not make a difference)"
      ],
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        "Stromberg (TV series)",
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  "word": "wie Pastor Nolte"
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        "1": "like reverend Nolte"
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    {
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        "1": "like reverend Nolte"
      },
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Literally, “like reverend Nolte”. From the rhyme: der machte es, wie er’s wollte (“he did it as he liked”). Attested since at least the 1910s. More recently re-popularised by an episode of the series Stromberg (German adaptation of The Office).",
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      "expansion": "wie Pastor Nolte",
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "adv",
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          "text": "Soll ich hier anfangen oder da? – Das kannst du machen wie Pastor Nolte.\nShould I start here or there? – Suit yourself.\n(literally, “Should I start here or there? – You can do it like reverend Nolte.”)",
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        "as one pleases (mostly implying that it does not make a difference)"
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        "(colloquial, idiomatic) as one pleases (mostly implying that it does not make a difference)"
      ],
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        "Stromberg (TV series)",
        "The Office (British TV series)"
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  "word": "wie Pastor Nolte"
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