bis in die Puppen

== German == === Etymology === Literally, “up to the dolls”, from a certain sculpture way off from Berlin. Accordingly rarely heard in western Germany. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [bɪs ɪn diː ˈpʊpm̩] === Prepositional phrase === bis in die Puppen (idiomatic) until all hours, late into the night === Further reading === “bis in die Puppen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache "bis in die Puppen" in Redensarten-Index “bis in die Puppen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon