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Not aware of one in German.
We used to have one: "Solang das deutsche Reich besteht wird jede Schraube rechts gedreht." ("As long as the German Empire persists every screw is turned right.")
Given that the German Empire failed spectacularly, this sentence isn't very popular anymore.
I know it as "Seitdem das Deutsche Reich besteht wird die Schraube rechts gedreht" ("Since the German Reich was founded, the screw has been turned to the right"), I always assumed it was because many things were standardized between the German states after unification and that this was one of these things, but I can't find any reference to that.
I have never heard that before this thread, possibly because I was born in Austria decades after the name "Deutsches Reich" was abolished.
But we have: nach fest kommt ab!
Which translates like: after tight comes off
This one...makes no sense to me. What is that supposed to mean (or how does it relate to the original expression)?
Is it some comment about how sometimes it's hard to get something started, but eventually you'll get the result you were looking for, or something?
If you turn the screw to the right, it becomes tight. If you keep turning it, it comes off.
Just means "don't overdo it".
Gotcha, thanks.