der Korb
a rejection - „einen Korb bekommen“ is to be turned down
Origin
From an old custom: the rejected suitor was handed a basket with a broken bottom. The phrase survives, the custom does not.
Building blocks
Words in this expression
Grammar that uses this word
- Positional verbs with two-way prepositions (stellen/stehen …)Lokale Verben mit Wechselpräpositionen (stellen/stehen …)
- Possessive articles in the dativePossessivartikel im Dativ
- Local preposition 'in' (in, Wo?/where? + dative)Lokale Präposition 'in' (Wo? + Dativ)
- Local preposition 'in' (into, Wohin?/where to? + accusative)Lokale Präposition 'in' (Wohin? + Akkusativ)
Examples
Er hat sich einen geholt.
He got turned down.