aus die Maus

== German == === Etymology === A phrase used to end an episode of Die Sendung mit der Maus, a long-running children's TV programme in Germany. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯s diː ˈmaʊ̯s/ === Phrase === aus die Maus (colloquial) Declares something as ended or out of the question, just as the life of the mouse in the mousetrap is irrevocably over. The rhyme has a reinforcing effect. Synonym: Ende Gelände === Further reading === “aus die Maus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache "aus die Maus" in Redensarten-Index