das Nähkästchen
Translation
sewing box, workbox
Examples
Im Nähkästchen liegen Nadel und Faden.
Needle and thread are in the sewing box.
Sie plauderte aus dem Nähkästchen.
She spilled the beans.
Grammar Patterns
aus dem Nähkästchen plaudern - to spill the beans, to tell secrets She liked to spill the beans.
Similar Words
Synonyms: Nähkorb (sewing basket)
Etymology
Composed of 'nähen' (to sew) and 'Kästchen' (a small box or casket).
Memory Tips
Picture a small box ('Kästchen') for sewing ('Näh-') supplies. The idiom 'aus dem Nähkästchen plaudern' (to chat from the sewing box) means to spill secrets, likely from old times when people would gossip while sewing.