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Old 06-27-2017, 07:36 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by Gudy View Post
It doesn't, actually. The German equivalent is "grün und blau", i.e. green and blue. Which leads me to believe that either the idiomatic phrase has changed (or is different in different areas in Germany), or the idea here really was to allude to the colors of the Prussian uniforms.
Oh, that's interesting. Thanks!
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