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Sources for Etymology:
- Check "ohr" on DWDS.de
Biggest German Dictionary, great for etymology, usage frequency and collocations) - "ohr" on Wiktionary (English version)
(For etymological connections across European languages. Not always accurate) - Etymonline.com - Origins of English words
My favorite source for the origin of English words.
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Übers Ohr hauen means to take advantage of or to trick (in the sense of defraud) right ?
Just wondering specific uses and where it might /might not be used – and if it sounds old fashioned?
It 100% has a notion of tricking, so if someone “just” takes advantage of you, that wouldn’t be a fitting phrase.
Also, it does sound a wee bit formulaic, and in colloquial daily life speech most people would say “verarschen”, but it’s not rare or old fashioned per se, so you can find and use it in daily life.