wie Schmidts Katze

== German == === Etymology === Literally, “like (a/the) smith's cat”, from Schmidt (“smith”), alternative form of now more common Schmied (“smith”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /viː ˌʃmɪt͡s ˈkat͡sə/ === Prepositional phrase === wie Schmidts Katze (simile, colloquial) like a bat out of hell abgehen wie Schmidts Katze ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)