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Etwas unter Dach und Fach bringen

/ˈʊntɐ dax ʊnt fax ˈbʁɪŋən/

To finalize / to get something done

Literal translation

To bring under roof and compartment.

When to use it

Workplace idiom for closing a deal or finishing a project — shelter from the rain, all sorted.

In conversation

—Wir müssen den Vertrag heute noch unter Dach und Fach bringen.

—We need to finalize the contract today.

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