einen Bären aufbinden

== German == === Etymology === Literally, “to tie a bear on (someone’s back)”. The word Bär (“bear”) is very probably an—ignorant or rather humorous—malapropism for a word meaning “burden” (compare Bürde, Bahre). This use is thought to be of German Low German origin. === Pronunciation === === Verb === einen Bären aufbinden (class 3 strong, third-person singular present bindet einen Bären auf, past tense band einen Bären auf, past participle einen Bären aufgebunden, past subjunctive bände einen Bären auf, auxiliary haben) (idiomatic) to trick; to cheat someone ==== Conjugation ====