cockroach problem

a problem that is bigger than it at first appears

TRANSLATION

cockroach = der Kakerlak

STATISTICS

IN THE PRESS

"Well, Terry, Procter & Gamble has a cockroach problem, and, you know, we know what that means; in other words, you've got one little piece of bad news, and there is always more, just like those little bugs."

("In the Money", CNN, June 8, 2000)

Did you
know?

Did you know?

The most common species of cockroach in the US is unfairly named (Blattella germanica) "German cockroach" - the usage dates from 1896.

You can impress your American friends by telling them that the German cockroach is probably of African origin.

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