das ist mir Wurst

I couldn't care less; it's all the same to me

Origin

Origin not clearly settled; several readings, among them: any odd scraps of meat went into the sausage ("no matter what goes in"), or a sausage has two identical ends ("no matter which end you start at").

Source

Building blocks

Words in this expression

gehen· to go ins· into the das Kino· cinema mir· me (dative)das Theater· theatre die Wurst· sausage

Grammar that uses this word

Verb 'helfen' (to help, + dative)Verb 'helfen' (+ Dativ)
Verb 'danken' (to thank, + dative)Verb 'danken' (+ Dativ)
Verb 'gefallen' (to please/like, + dative)Verb 'gefallen' (+ Dativ)
Verb 'gehören' (to belong to, + dative)Verb 'gehören' (+ Dativ)
Verb 'schmecken' (to taste good, + dative)Verb 'schmecken' (+ Dativ)

Examples

Ob wir oder , ist .
Whether we go to the cinema or the theatre, I couldn't care less.