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Schwamm drüber.

[shvam drew-ber]

phrase

LanguageGerman (Germany)

Meaning
  1. Let's forget about it.
  2. You say this to suggest that a past issue should be put behind you and not spoken of again.
Examples

Wir haben uns gestritten, aber Schwamm drüber.

We had an argument, but let's forget about it.

Das war ein Fehler, aber Schwamm drüber.

That was a mistake, but let's forget about it.

Pronunciationshvam drew-ber

Registerinformal

How it is usedUsed to signify that a past mistake or argument is forgiven and should be forgotten.

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