reim dich oder ich fress dich

German

Etymology

Literally, “rhyme yourself or I’ll eat you!”, which must be understood as though spoken by the poet to the poem.

Phrase

reim dich oder ich fress dich

  1. (humorous) said about a poem or song that is characterized by forced or bad rhymes
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