die Kirche im Dorf lassen

== German == === Etymology === Literally, “to leave the church in the village”. The church is the traditional center of a village, so changes which would cause the church to be located outside the village are extreme and ill advised. Compare French garder l'église au milieu du village. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /diː ˌkɪʁçə ɪm ˈdɔʁf ˌlasn̩/ === Verb === die Kirche im Dorf lassen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present lässt die Kirche im Dorf, past tense ließ die Kirche im Dorf, past participle die Kirche im Dorf gelassen, auxiliary haben) (idiomatic) to avoid exaggerating; not to get carried away ==== Conjugation ====