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„nichts wie raus hier“ - explanation based on the literal meaning?

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Can someone explain the sense behind the expression „nichts wie raus hier“? I found it in Café in Berlin (a graded reader designed for German learners) which says it means “let’s get the hell out of here”. I’ve googled to try to find an explanation based on the literal meaning. But I even have trouble coming up with what that would be: “not as out of here“? “not how out of here“? “not like out of here“?

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  This gets you only a little step further, but still: nichts is nothing.
  
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  @CarstenS - that’s an important step for me - thanks. I remember learning that but now maybe it will stick. It’s important here.
  
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  similar question in German: german.stackexchange.com/questions/23402/…
  
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  @mtwde makes a good point. However, I personally have received a lot more help by the responses to this post than I could have received by that one because my German is so weak. Only now after I’ve been helped can I appreciate it
  
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  As requested by the moderators, I will NOT repost my comment (that was to be interepreted as a joke) here that the phrase "nichts wie raus hier" is hopefully directed to the refugees. Reason: the joke can be (mis)interpreted as offensive. Thanks for the guidance.
  
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Can someone explain the sense behind the expression „nichts wie raus hier“? I found it in Café in Berlin (a graded reader designed for German learners) which says it means “let’s get the hell out of here”. I’ve googled to try to find an explanation based on the literal meaning. But I even have trouble coming up with what that would be: “not as out of here“? “not how out of here“? “not like out of here“?

idioms

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  This gets you only a little step further, but still: nichts is nothing.
  
  – Carsten S
  8 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @CarstenS - that’s an important step for me - thanks. I remember learning that but now maybe it will stick. It’s important here.
  
  – Tony M
  8 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  similar question in German: german.stackexchange.com/questions/23402/…
  
  – mtwde
  5 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @mtwde makes a good point. However, I personally have received a lot more help by the responses to this post than I could have received by that one because my German is so weak. Only now after I’ve been helped can I appreciate it
  
  – Tony M
  5 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  As requested by the moderators, I will NOT repost my comment (that was to be interepreted as a joke) here that the phrase "nichts wie raus hier" is hopefully directed to the refugees. Reason: the joke can be (mis)interpreted as offensive. Thanks for the guidance.
  
  – MdAyq6
  2 hours ago
  
  

  
  
  
  

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Can someone explain the sense behind the expression „nichts wie raus hier“? I found it in Café in Berlin (a graded reader designed for German learners) which says it means “let’s get the hell out of here”. I’ve googled to try to find an explanation based on the literal meaning. But I even have trouble coming up with what that would be: “not as out of here“? “not how out of here“? “not like out of here“?

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It seems your (only) problem is the part "Nichts wie...".

This is used in a number of phrases in casual oral communication.

Thieves after noticing that they were being spotted by the home owner:

Nix wie weg!

(Nix is a popular casual/oral short form of nichts)

People in a house that caught fire:

Nichts wie raus hier!

People in the garden, surprised by a sudden thunderstorm, and finding it the best option to quickly retreat into the house:

Herrje, ein Gewitter! Nichts wie rein!

The full meaning would be something like:

Es bleibt uns nichts anderes übrig, als hier schnell zu verschwinden (or what ever action is needed)

Or if you insist on having the wie used in the long sentence, take

Nichts ist jetzt so geraten wie hier schnell wegzugehen.

But of course in cases of emergency you prefer shorter (and less twisted) expressions, therefore Nichts wie...

A bit less expressive you could also say:

Schnell weg!

Schnell rein!

Schnell raus!

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  I agree that “Nichts wie...” is the key to my difficulty. Based on your explanation this expression translates as 1) “Nothing left to do but ...” which is pretty natural in English, but doesn’t account for the use of “wie“, or 2) “Nothing is so advisable AS ...” which accounts for the use of “wie“ but is awkward in English.
  
  – Tony M
  8 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Nichts is jetzt so ratsam wie hier schnell wegzugehen is also akward in German. It is a well-formed and very polished sentence, but the high register does not suit the urgency of the situation. An interesting follow-up question would be: when did Nichts wie + [adverb of direction] appear for the first time in writing? - I would suppose it would have appeared as part of some novel or short story, so not earlier than after 1850, but that's now really just a totally unsubstantiated guess.
  
  – Christian Geiselmann
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  That helps. Though the longer sentence may be awkward in both English & German, there seems to be no equivalent of the short version in English; ie, "Nothing as out of here", "Nothing like out of here", etc.. make no sense at all in English. I conclude that I shouldn't try to associate an additional meaning to "wie" in my head based on this phrase, but rather just accept this contraction as idiomatic.
  
  – Tony M
  2 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

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It literally means "Nothing (is (as good)) as/like (going) out (of) here". Similar constructs can also be found in English, eg "Nothing like a hot bath now!", or Latin "Nihil nisi...." (nothing if not....).

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It seems your (only) problem is the part "Nichts wie...".

This is used in a number of phrases in casual oral communication.

Thieves after noticing that they were being spotted by the home owner:

Nix wie weg!

(Nix is a popular casual/oral short form of nichts)

People in a house that caught fire:

Nichts wie raus hier!

People in the garden, surprised by a sudden thunderstorm, and finding it the best option to quickly retreat into the house:

Herrje, ein Gewitter! Nichts wie rein!

The full meaning would be something like:

Es bleibt uns nichts anderes übrig, als hier schnell zu verschwinden (or what ever action is needed)

Or if you insist on having the wie used in the long sentence, take

Nichts ist jetzt so geraten wie hier schnell wegzugehen.

But of course in cases of emergency you prefer shorter (and less twisted) expressions, therefore Nichts wie...

A bit less expressive you could also say:

Schnell weg!

Schnell rein!

Schnell raus!

share|improve this answer

edited 8 hours ago

answered 8 hours ago

Christian GeiselmannChristian Geiselmann

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I agree that “Nichts wie...” is the key to my difficulty. Based on your explanation this expression translates as 1) “Nothing left to do but ...” which is pretty natural in English, but doesn’t account for the use of “wie“, or 2) “Nothing is so advisable AS ...” which accounts for the use of “wie“ but is awkward in English.
  
  – Tony M
  8 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Nichts is jetzt so ratsam wie hier schnell wegzugehen is also akward in German. It is a well-formed and very polished sentence, but the high register does not suit the urgency of the situation. An interesting follow-up question would be: when did Nichts wie + [adverb of direction] appear for the first time in writing? - I would suppose it would have appeared as part of some novel or short story, so not earlier than after 1850, but that's now really just a totally unsubstantiated guess.
  
  – Christian Geiselmann
  4 hours ago
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  That helps. Though the longer sentence may be awkward in both English & German, there seems to be no equivalent of the short version in English; ie, "Nothing as out of here", "Nothing like out of here", etc.. make no sense at all in English. I conclude that I shouldn't try to associate an additional meaning to "wie" in my head based on this phrase, but rather just accept this contraction as idiomatic.
  
  – Tony M
  2 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

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It seems your (only) problem is the part "Nichts wie...".

This is used in a number of phrases in casual oral communication.

Thieves after noticing that they were being spotted by the home owner:

Nix wie weg!

(Nix is a popular casual/oral short form of nichts)

People in a house that caught fire:

Nichts wie raus hier!

People in the garden, surprised by a sudden thunderstorm, and finding it the best option to quickly retreat into the house:

Herrje, ein Gewitter! Nichts wie rein!

The full meaning would be something like:

Es bleibt uns nichts anderes übrig, als hier schnell zu verschwinden (or what ever action is needed)

Or if you insist on having the wie used in the long sentence, take

Nichts ist jetzt so geraten wie hier schnell wegzugehen.

But of course in cases of emergency you prefer shorter (and less twisted) expressions, therefore Nichts wie...

A bit less expressive you could also say:

Schnell weg!

Schnell rein!

Schnell raus!

share|improve this answer

edited 8 hours ago

answered 8 hours ago

Christian GeiselmannChristian Geiselmann

24.5k1818 silver badges7070 bronze badges

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I agree that “Nichts wie...” is the key to my difficulty. Based on your explanation this expression translates as 1) “Nothing left to do but ...” which is pretty natural in English, but doesn’t account for the use of “wie“, or 2) “Nothing is so advisable AS ...” which accounts for the use of “wie“ but is awkward in English.
  
  – Tony M
  8 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Nichts is jetzt so ratsam wie hier schnell wegzugehen is also akward in German. It is a well-formed and very polished sentence, but the high register does not suit the urgency of the situation. An interesting follow-up question would be: when did Nichts wie + [adverb of direction] appear for the first time in writing? - I would suppose it would have appeared as part of some novel or short story, so not earlier than after 1850, but that's now really just a totally unsubstantiated guess.
  
  – Christian Geiselmann
  4 hours ago
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  That helps. Though the longer sentence may be awkward in both English & German, there seems to be no equivalent of the short version in English; ie, "Nothing as out of here", "Nothing like out of here", etc.. make no sense at all in English. I conclude that I shouldn't try to associate an additional meaning to "wie" in my head based on this phrase, but rather just accept this contraction as idiomatic.
  
  – Tony M
  2 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

It seems your (only) problem is the part "Nichts wie...".

This is used in a number of phrases in casual oral communication.

Thieves after noticing that they were being spotted by the home owner:

Nix wie weg!

(Nix is a popular casual/oral short form of nichts)

People in a house that caught fire:

Nichts wie raus hier!

People in the garden, surprised by a sudden thunderstorm, and finding it the best option to quickly retreat into the house:

Herrje, ein Gewitter! Nichts wie rein!

The full meaning would be something like:

Es bleibt uns nichts anderes übrig, als hier schnell zu verschwinden (or what ever action is needed)

Or if you insist on having the wie used in the long sentence, take

Nichts ist jetzt so geraten wie hier schnell wegzugehen.

But of course in cases of emergency you prefer shorter (and less twisted) expressions, therefore Nichts wie...

A bit less expressive you could also say:

Schnell weg!

Schnell rein!

Schnell raus!

share|improve this answer

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answered 8 hours ago

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answered 8 hours ago

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It literally means "Nothing (is (as good)) as/like (going) out (of) here". Similar constructs can also be found in English, eg "Nothing like a hot bath now!", or Latin "Nihil nisi...." (nothing if not....).

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It literally means "Nothing (is (as good)) as/like (going) out (of) here". Similar constructs can also be found in English, eg "Nothing like a hot bath now!", or Latin "Nihil nisi...." (nothing if not....).

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It literally means "Nothing (is (as good)) as/like (going) out (of) here". Similar constructs can also be found in English, eg "Nothing like a hot bath now!", or Latin "Nihil nisi...." (nothing if not....).

share|improve this answer

answered 19 mins ago

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answered 19 mins ago

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answered 19 mins ago

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answered 19 mins ago

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