Jetzt geht’s um die Wurst (YETST GAYTS oom dee VOORST) Literally “now it’s about the sausage” From jetzt (now) + es geht um (it is about) + wurst (sausage). At 19th-century fairs and village competitions, sausages were sometimes offered as prizes. The saying now means the decisive moment has arrived and something important is at stake.