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No. 1.051 - 1.100 |
Idioms No. 1.051 - 1.100 |
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| No. | Listen | German Idiom | English Translation | ||
| 1.051. | die Notbremse ziehen | to apply the emergency brake | |||
| [di: 'no:tbrɛmzə 'tsi:ən] | |||||
| Literally: to pull the emergency brake | |||||
| 1.052. | eine blühende Fantasie haben | to have a fertile imagination | |||
| ['ainə 'bly:əndə fanta'zi: 'ha:bən] | |||||
| Literally: to have a blooming fantasy | |||||
| 1.053. | zwei linke Hände haben | to be all thumbs | |||
| [tsvai 'lɪŋkə 'hɛndə 'ha:bən] | |||||
| Literally: to have two left hands | |||||
| 1.054. | den Bach runtergehen | to go down the drain | |||
| [de:n bax 'rʊntɐge:ən] | |||||
| Literally: to go down the brook | |||||
| 1.055. | Es steht dir frei. | It is open to you. | |||
| [ɛs ʃte:t di:ə frai] | |||||
| Literally: It stands free to you. | |||||
| 1.056. | ins Geld gehen | to cost a pretty penny | |||
| [ɪns gɛlt 'ge:ən] | |||||
| Literally: to go in the money | |||||
| 1.057. | jemandem (←dative) die Flötentöne beibringen | to teach somebody what's what | |||
| ['je:mandəm di: 'flø:təntø:nə 'baibrɪŋən] | |||||
| Literally: to teach somebody the flute sounds | |||||
| 1.058. | nur noch ein Schatten seiner selbst sein | to be a shadow of one's former self | |||
| [nu:ə nɔx ain 'ʃatən 'zainɐ zɛlpst zain] | |||||
| Literally: to only be a shadow of oneself | |||||
| 1.059. | mit eingezogenem Schwanz | with one's tail between one's legs | |||
| [mɪt 'aingəzo:gənəm ʃvants] | |||||
| Literally: with withdrawn tail | |||||
| 1.060. | jemandem (←dative) einen Gefallen tun | to do somebody a favour | |||
| ['je:mandəm 'ainən gə'falən tu:n] | |||||
| 1.061. | sich ordentlich ins Zeug legen | to put one's shoulder to the wheel | |||
| [zɪç 'ɔrdəntlɪç ɪns tsɔyk 'le:gən] | |||||
| Literally: to lay oneself properly in the stuff | |||||
| 1.062. | Kopf oder Zahl | head or tail | |||
| [kɔpf 'o:dɐ tsa:l] | |||||
| Literally: head or number | |||||
| 1.063. | So wahr mir Gott helfe! | So help me God! | |||
| [zo: va:ɐ mi:ə gɔt 'hɛlfə] | |||||
| Literally: As truly as God may help me! | |||||
| 1.064. | dicke Freunde sein | to get on like a house on fire | |||
| ['dɪkə 'frɔyndə zain] | |||||
| Literally: to be thick friends | |||||
| 1.065. | in Bombenstimmung sein | to be bomb-happy | |||
| [ɪn 'bɔmbənʃtɪmʊŋ zain] | |||||
| Literally: to be in bomb mood | |||||
| 1.066. | Dicke Luft! | Trouble's brewing! | |||
| ['dɪkə lʊft] | |||||
| Literally: Thick air! | |||||
| 1.067. | ... und die Sache ist erledigt. | ... and Bob's your uncle. | |||
| [ʊnt di: 'zaxə ɪst ɛɐ'le:dɪçt] | |||||
| Literally: ... and the matter is settled. | |||||
| 1.068. | wie bestellt und nicht abgeholt | all dressed-up and with nowhere to go | |||
| [vi: bə'ʃtɛlt ʊnt nɪçt 'apgəho:lt] | |||||
| Literally: like ordered and not picked up | |||||
| 1.069. | Luftschlösser bauen | to build castles in the air | |||
| ['lʊftʃlœsɐ 'bauən] | |||||
| Literally: to build air castles | |||||
| 1.070. | Alles paletti! | Everything's OK! | |||
| ['aləs pa'lɛti] | |||||
| 1.071. | Schuster, bleib bei deinem Leisten. | Cobbler, stick to your last. | |||
| ['ʃu:stɐ blaip bai 'dainəm 'laistən] | |||||
| Literally: Cobbler, stay with your last. | |||||
| 1.072. | Immer schön geschmeidig bleiben! | Keep cool! | |||
| ['ɪmɐ ʃø:n gə'ʃmaidɪç 'blaibən] | |||||
| Literally: Always stay pretty smooth! | |||||
| 1.073. | etwas ins Reine bringen | to clear something up | |||
| ['ɛtvas ɪns 'rainə 'brɪŋən] | |||||
| Literally: to bring something in the clean | |||||
| 1.074. | jemandem (←dative) eine Standpauke halten | to give somebody a roasting | |||
| ['je:mandəm 'ainə 'ʃtantpaukə 'haltən] | |||||
| Literally: to hold somebody a telling-off | |||||
| 1.075. | Das ist der ganz normale Wahnsinn! | Situation normal, all fucked up! | |||
| [das ɪst de:ɐ gants nɔr'ma:lə 'va:nzɪn] | |||||
| Literally: That is the quite normal madness! | |||||
| 1.076. | jemandem (←dative) sein letztes Hemd geben | to give somebody the shirt off one's back | |||
| ['je:mandəm zain 'lɛtstəs hɛmt 'ge:bən] | |||||
| Literally: to give somebody one's last shirt | |||||
| 1.077. | Es ist nur Theater. | It's just play-acting. | |||
| [ɛs ɪst nu:ə te'ʔa:tɐ] | |||||
| Literally: It is only theatre. | |||||
| 1.078. | Das ist mir scheißegal! | I don't give a shit! | |||
| [das ɪst mi:ə 'ʃaisʔe'ga:l] | |||||
| Literally: That is shit equal to me! | |||||
| 1.079. | Was für eine Affenhitze! | What a scorcher! | |||
| [vas fy:ə 'ainə 'afənhɪtsə] | |||||
| Literally: What a monkey's heat! | |||||
| 1.080. | Beim besten Willen nicht. | Not with the best will in the world. | |||
| [baim 'bɛstən 'vɪlən nɪçt] | |||||
| Literally: With the best will not. | |||||
| 1.081. | seinen Augen nicht trauen | to not believe one's eyes | |||
| ['zainən 'augən nɪçt 'trauən] | |||||
| Literally: to not trust one's eyes | |||||
| 1.082. | ein Feuer schüren | to stoke up a fire | |||
| [ain 'fɔyɐ 'ʃy:rən] | |||||
| Literally: to poke a fire | |||||
| 1.083. | Fahr zur Hölle! | Go to hell! | |||
| [fa:ɐ tsu:ə 'hœlə] | |||||
| 1.084. | bis über beide Ohren in etwas stecken | to be up to one's eyeballs in something | |||
| [bɪs 'y:bɐ 'baidə 'o:rən ɪn 'ɛtvas 'ʃtɛkən] | |||||
| Literally: to stick in something up to both ears | |||||
| 1.085. | den Hals nicht voll kriegen können | not to be able to get enough | |||
| [de:n hals nɪçt 'fɔlkri:gən 'kœnən] | |||||
| Literally: not to be able to get the throat full | |||||
| 1.086. | Noch einen Mucks und...! | One peep out of you and...! | |||
| [nɔx 'ainən mʊks ʊnt] | |||||
| Literally: Still one murmur and...! | |||||
| 1.087. | Ruhe auf den billigen Plätzen! | No remarks from the peanut gallery! | |||
| ['ru:ə auf de:n 'bɪlɪgən 'plɛtsən] | |||||
| Literally: Silence on the cheap places! | |||||
| 1.088. | jemanden (←accusative) zum Gespött machen | to make a mockery of somebody | |||
| ['je:mandən tsʊm gə'ʃpœt 'maxən] | |||||
| Literally: to make somebody to the mockery | |||||
| 1.089. | Es gibt nichts Gutes, außer man tut es. | Actions speak louder than words. | |||
| [ɛs gi:pt nɪçts 'gu:təs 'ausɐ man tu:t ɛs] | |||||
| Literally: There is no good except one does it. | |||||
| 1.090. | Wer's glaubt, wird selig! | A likely story! | |||
| [ve:ɐs glaupt vɪrt 'ze:lɪç] | |||||
| Literally: Who believes it, becomes blessed! | |||||
| 1.091. | Jeder ist sich selbst der Nächste. | Every man for himself. | |||
| ['je:dɐ ɪst zɪç zɛlpst de:ɐ 'nɛ:çstə] | |||||
| Literally: Everybody is the next to oneself. | |||||
| 1.092. | seinen eigenen Kopf haben | to have a mind of one's own | |||
| ['zainən 'aigənən kɔpf 'ha:bən] | |||||
| Literally: to have one's own head | |||||
| 1.093. | Das ist schon die halbe Miete. | That's half the battle. | |||
| [das ɪst ʃo:n di: 'halbə 'mi:tə] | |||||
| Literally: That is already half the rent. | |||||
| 1.094. | völlig abgebrannt sein | to be completely broke | |||
| ['fœlɪç 'apgəbrant zain] | |||||
| Literally: to be completely burned off | |||||
| 1.095. | die Spur verlieren | to be thrown off the track | |||
| [di: ʃpu:ə fɛɐ'li:rən] | |||||
| Literally: to lose the trace | |||||
| 1.096. | nicht die geringste Chance haben | to not have the chance of a snowflake in hell | |||
| [nɪçt di: gə'rɪŋstə 'ʃã:sə 'ha:bən] | |||||
| Literally: to not have the slightest chance | |||||
| 1.097. | die Launen des Schicksals (←genitive) | the vicissitudes of life | |||
| [di: 'launən dɛs 'ʃɪkza:ls] | |||||
| Literally: the moods of destiny | |||||
| 1.098. | Die kleinen Diebe hängt man, die großen lässt man laufen. | Little thieves are hanged, but great ones escape. | |||
| [di: 'klainən 'di:bə hɛŋt man di: 'gro:sən lɛst man 'laufən] | |||||
| Literally: The little thieves one hangs, the great ones one lets go. | |||||
| 1.099. | Keine faulen Ausreden! | No skiving! | |||
| ['kainə 'faulən 'ausre:dən] | |||||
| Literally: No foul excuses! | |||||
| 1.100. | Das ist ja ein schönes Durcheinander! | That's a pretty mess! | |||
| [das ɪst ja: ain 'ʃø:nəs dʊrçʔai'nandɐ] | |||||
| Literally: That is really a nice mess! | |||||
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