in Saus und Braus leben
to live it up; to live in luxury and extravagance
Origin
Originally the expression contained only 'Saus': Middle High German 'in dem sūse leben' already applied 'sūse' (the rushing of wind, the roaring of waves) to noisy, indulgent high living. 'Braus' was added as a rhyming companion; the present paired form is attested from the late 17th century (1691 in Stieler).
Building blocks
Words in this expression
Grammar that uses this word
- Preposition 'seit' (since/for, dative)Präposition 'seit' (Dativ)
- Subordinate clause with 'weil' (because, causal)Nebensatz mit 'weil' (Kausalsatz)
- Subjective modal verbs (speaker's stance)Subjektive Modalverben (Sprecherhaltung)
- zufolge (according to)zufolge (+ Dativ, nachgestellt)
Examples
Nach dem Lottogewinn lebte er ein in Saus und Braus.
After winning the lottery he lived it up for a whole year.