Pi mal Daumen
roughly; give or take; a ballpark figure
Origin
Date of origin unknown; probably from mathematics or surveying - the rough "eyeballing over the thumb" is jokingly paired with the precise circle constant pi.
Building blocks
Words in this expression
Grammar that uses this word
- Modal particle 'doch'Modalpartikel 'doch'
- Modal particle 'halt'Modalpartikel 'halt'
- Modal particle 'mal'Modalpartikel 'mal'
Examples
Pi wir noch Stunden.
Roughly speaking, we still need two hours.