how the sausage gets made

== English == === Etymology === Possibly arising from 19th century witticisms unfavorably comparing lawmaking and sausage making, though common usage only appears in the late 1980s and is devoid of references to law. === Phrase === how the sausage gets made The unpleasant way in which a process or activity is carried on behind the scenes. ==== Alternative forms ==== how the sausage is made