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No. 751 - 800 |
Idioms No. 751 - 800 |
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| No. | Listen | German Idiom | English Translation | ||
| 751. | Kleider von der Stange kaufen | to buy clothes off the peg | |||
| ['klaidɐ fɔn de:ɐ 'ʃtaŋə 'kaufən] | |||||
| Literally: to buy clothes from the bar | |||||
| 752. | mit dem falschen Fuß aufstehen | to get out on the wrong side of the bed | |||
| [mɪt de:m 'falʃən fu:s 'aufʃte:ən] | |||||
| Literally: to get up with the wrong foot | |||||
| 753. | Finger weg! | Hands off! | |||
| ['fɪŋɐ vɛk] | |||||
| Literally: Fingers away! | |||||
| 754. | Ein Küsschen in Ehren kann niemand verwehren. | A friendly kiss can do no harm. | |||
| [ain 'kʏsçən ɪn 'e:rən kan 'ni:mant fɛɐ've:rən] | |||||
| Literally: A little kiss in honour nobody can deny. | |||||
| 755. | Hut ab! | Hats off! | |||
| [hu:t ap] | |||||
| Literally: Hat off! | |||||
| 756. | erhobenen Hauptes (←genitive) dastehen | to hold one's head high | |||
| [ɛɐ'ho:bənən 'hauptəs 'da:ʃte:ən] | |||||
| Literally: to stand there with raised head | |||||
| 757. | Nicht weitersagen! | Mum's the word! | |||
| [nɪçt 'vaitɐza:gən] | |||||
| Literally: (Do) Not say further! | |||||
| 758. | wenn es hart auf hart kommt | if the worst comes to the worst | |||
| [vɛn ɛs hart auf hart kɔmt] | |||||
| Literally: if it comes hard on hard | |||||
| 759. | über alle Berge sein | to be long gone/to be miles away | |||
| ['y:bɐ 'alə 'bɛrgə zain] | |||||
| Literally: to be over all mountains | |||||
| 760. | Auweia! | Geez! | |||
| [au'vaia] | |||||
| 761. | April, April, er macht, was er will. | April weather: rain and sunshine both together. |
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| [a'prɪl a'prɪl e:ɐ maxt vas e:ɐ vɪl] | |||||
| Literally: April, April, he does what he wants. | |||||
| 762. | Alles neu macht der Mai. | April showers bring May flowers. | |||
| ['aləs nɔy maxt de:ɐ mai] | |||||
| Literally: Everything new makes the May. | |||||
| 763. | jemandem (←dative) die Daumenschrauben anlegen | to put the thumbscrews on somebody | |||
| ['je:mandəm di: 'daumənʃraubən 'anlegən] | |||||
| 764. | Feuer und Flamme für etwas (←accusative) sein | to be as keen as mustard on something | |||
| ['fɔyɐ ʊnt 'flamə fy:ə 'ɛtvas zain] | |||||
| Literally: to be fire and flame for something | |||||
| 765. | kein Blatt vor den Mund nehmen | to not mince one's words | |||
| [kain blat fɔɐ de:n mʊnt 'ne:mən] | |||||
| Literally: to not take a leaf before the mouth | |||||
| 766. | die Karten offen auf den Tisch legen | to lay it on the line | |||
| [di: 'kartən 'ɔfən auf de:n tɪʃ 'le:gən] | |||||
| Literally: to lay the cards open on the table | |||||
| 767. | einen Zwergenaufstand machen | to make an unnecessary fuss | |||
| ['ainən 'tsvɛrgənaufʃtant 'maxən] | |||||
| Literally: to make a dwarf's uprising | |||||
| 768. | Probieren geht über Studieren. | The proof of the pudding is in the eating. | |||
| [pro'bi:rən ge:t 'y:bɐ ʃtu'di:rən] | |||||
| Literally: Trying goes over studying. | |||||
| 769. | Mit Harren und Hoffen hat's mancher getroffen. | Good things come to those who wait. | |||
| [mɪt 'harən ʊnt 'hɔfən hats 'mançɐ gə'trɔfən] | |||||
| Literally: With waiting and hoping some hit it. | |||||
| 770. | die Pferde scheu machen | to upset the apple cart | |||
| [di: 'pfe:ɐdə ʃɔy 'maxən] | |||||
| Literally: to make the horses shy | |||||
| 771. | Es ist einen Versuch wert. | It's worth a try. | |||
| [ɛs ɪst 'ainən fɛɐ'zu:x ve:ɐt] | |||||
| 772. | eine Schraube locker haben | to have a slate loose | |||
| ['ainə 'ʃraubə 'lɔkɐ 'ha:bən] | |||||
| Literally: to have a screw loose | |||||
| 773. | ein Haufen Scheiße | a load of bullshit | |||
| [ain 'haufən 'ʃaisə] | |||||
| Literally: a heap shit | |||||
| 774. | auf keinen grünen Zweig kommen | to get nowhere | |||
| [auf 'kainən 'gry:nən tsvaik 'kɔmən] | |||||
| Literally: to not come on any green branch | |||||
| 775. | der springende Punkt bei der Sache | the crucial point of the matter | |||
| [de:ɐ 'ʃprɪŋəndə pʊŋkt bai de:ɐ 'zaxə] | |||||
| Literally: the jumping point with the matter | |||||
| 776. | jemandem (←dative) ein X für ein U vormachen wollen | to pull one over on somebody | |||
| ['je:mandəm ain ɪks fy:ə ain u: 'fɔɐmaxən 'vɔlən] | |||||
| Literally: to want to show somebody an X as a U | |||||
| 777. | mit jemandem (←dative) Pferde stehlen können | somebody is game for anything | |||
| [mɪt 'je:mandəm 'pfe:ɐdə 'ʃte:lən 'kœnən] | |||||
| Literally: to be able to steal horses with somebody | |||||
| 778. | für den Hausgebrauch | for average requirements | |||
| [fy:ə de:n 'hausgəbraux] | |||||
| Literally: for the house's use | |||||
| 779. | Schönwetter machen | to smooth things over | |||
| [ʃø:n'vɛtɐ 'maxən] | |||||
| Literally: to make nice weather | |||||
| 780. | Alle Achtung! | Well done! | |||
| ['alə 'axtʊŋ] | |||||
| Literally: All attention! | |||||
| 781. | ein Griff ins Klo | an unsuccessful attempt | |||
| [ain grɪf ɪns klo:] | |||||
| Literally: a grip in the loo | |||||
| 782. | Schwein haben | to have a stroke of luck | |||
| [ʃvain 'ha:bən] | |||||
| Literally: to have pig | |||||
| 783. | Das ist nicht mein Bier. | That's not my business. | |||
| [das ɪst nɪçt main bi:ə] | |||||
| Literally: That is not my beer. | |||||
| 784. | die Hände über dem Kopf zusammenschlagen | to throw one's hands up in horror | |||
| [di: 'hɛndə 'y:bɐ de:m kɔpf tsu'zamənʃla:gən] | |||||
| Literally: to beat the hands together above the head | |||||
| 785. | Verliebt, verlobt, verheiratet. | In love, engaged, married. | |||
| [fɛɐ'li:pt fɛɐ'lo:pt fɛɐ'haira:tət] | |||||
| 786. | der Hahn im Korb sein | to be cock of the walk | |||
| [de:ɐ ha:n ɪm kɔrp zain] | |||||
| Literally: to be the cock in the basket | |||||
| 787. | Glück und Glas, wie leicht bricht das. | Glass and good luck, brittle muck. | |||
| [glʏk ʊnt gla:s vi: laiçt brɪçt das] | |||||
| Literally: Fortune and glas, how easily breaks that. | |||||
| 788. | sich das Hirn zermartern | to cudgel one's brain | |||
| [zɪç das hɪrn tsɛɐ'martɐn] | |||||
| Literally: to agonize oneself the brain | |||||
| 789. | Was ist los? | What is the matter? | |||
| [vas ɪst lo:s] | |||||
| Literally: What is loose? | |||||
| 790. | abgehen wie Schmidts* Katze | to go like a train | |||
| ['apge:ən vi: ʃmɪts 'katsə] | |||||
| Literally: to go off like Schmidt's cat | |||||
| *"Schmidt" means "Schmied" (= smith) who hit the cat's tail with his hammer in error. That is why the cat runs very fast. | |||||
| 791. | Kümmere dich nicht um ungelegte Eier. | Don't cross your bridges before you come to them. | |||
| ['kʏmərə dɪç nɪçt ʊm 'ʊngəle:ktə 'aiɐ] | |||||
| Literally: Do not care about unlaid eggs. | |||||
| 792. | Sei so gut und... | Be kind enough and... | |||
| [zai zo: gu:t ʊnt] | |||||
| Literally: Be so good and... | |||||
| 793. | auf dem Schlauch stehen | to not have a clue | |||
| [auf de:m ʃlaux 'ʃte:ən] | |||||
| Literally: to stand on the hose | |||||
| 794. | gegen Windmühlen kämpfen | to tilt at windmills | |||
| ['ge:gən 'vɪntmy:lən 'kɛmpfən] | |||||
| Literally: to fight against windmills | |||||
| 795. | Der Wunsch war der Vater des Gedankens. | The wish was father to the thought. | |||
| [de:ɐ vʊnʃ va:ɐ de:ɐ 'fa:tɐ dɛs gə'daŋkəns] | |||||
| Literally: The wish was the father of the thought. | |||||
| 796. | Kopf hoch! | Chin up! | |||
| [kɔpf ho:x] | |||||
| Literally: Head high! | |||||
| 797. | etwas unter die Lupe nehmen | to put something under the microscope | |||
| ['ɛtvas 'ʊntɐ di: 'lu:pə 'ne:mən] | |||||
| Literally: to take something under the magnifying glass | |||||
| 798. | dastehen wie der Ochs vorm Berg | to be at a complete loss as what to do | |||
| ['da:ʃte:ən vi: de:ɐ ɔks vɔrm bɛrk] | |||||
| Literally: to stand there like the ox in front of the mountain | |||||
| 799. | ein alter Schinken | a big awful book/a dismal film | |||
| [ain 'altɐ 'ʃɪŋkən] | |||||
| Literally: an old ham (book or film) | |||||
| 800. | Du kriegst gleich ein paar! | You'll get a smacking! | |||
| [du: kri:kst glaiç ain pa:ɐ] | |||||
| Literally: You get a few in a moment! | |||||
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