Schwein haben

to get lucky; to have a stroke of luck

Origin

Origin not firmly settled; most often traced to the medieval custom of giving the last-place finisher of a contest a pig as a consolation prize - attested in Sebastian Brant's "Ship of Fools" (1494).

Source

Building blocks

Words in this expression

Examples

  • Bei dem ist passiertda hast du gehabt!

    Nothing happened in the crash — you really got lucky there!