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No. 351 - 400 |
Idioms No. 351 - 400 |
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| No. | Listen | German Idiom | English Translation | ||
| 351. | Es freut mich, Sie kennenzulernen. | I'm delighted to meet you. |
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| [ɛs frɔyt mɪç zi: 'kɛnəntsu:lɛrnən] | |||||
| Literally: It pleases me to meet you. | |||||
| 352. | Auf die Plätze, fertig, los! | On your marks, get set, go! | |||
| [auf di: 'plɛtsə 'fɛrtɪç lo:s] | |||||
| Literally: On the places, ready, off! | |||||
| 353. | jemandem (←dative) die kalte Schulter zeigen | to give someone the cold shoulder | |||
| ['je:mandəm di: 'kaltə 'ʃʊltɐ 'tsaigən] | |||||
| Literally: to show someone the cold shoulder | |||||
| 354. | im selben Boot sitzen | to be in the same boat | |||
| [ɪm 'zɛlbən bo:t 'zɪtsən] | |||||
| Literally: to sit in the same boat | |||||
| 355. | Menschenskind! | Golly! | |||
| ['mɛnʃənskɪnt] | |||||
| Literally: Human child! | |||||
| 356. | den Kürzeren ziehen | to draw the short straw | |||
| [de:n 'kʏrtsərən 'tsi:ən] | |||||
| Literally: to draw the shorter one | |||||
| 357. | etwas schwer nehmen | to take something hard | |||
| ['ɛtvas ʃve:ɐ 'ne:mən] | |||||
| Literally: to take something heavily | |||||
| 358. | sich in etwas einarbeiten | to learn the ropes of something | |||
| [zɪç ɪn 'ɛtvas 'ainʔarbaitən] | |||||
| Literally: to work oneself into something | |||||
| 359. | jemandem (←dative) die Schuld für etwas geben | to blame somebody for something | |||
| ['je:mandəm di: ʃʊlt fy:ə 'ɛtvas 'ge:bən] | |||||
| Literally: to give somebody the blame for something | |||||
| 360. | Der Mensch ist ein Gewohnheitstier. | Old habits die hard. | |||
| [de:ɐ mɛnʃ ɪst ain gə'vo:nhaitsti:ə] | |||||
| Literally: The human being is an animal of habits. | |||||
| 361. | Ach du meine Güte! | Dear me! | |||
| [ax du: 'mainə 'gy:tə] | |||||
| Literally: Oh you my goodness! | |||||
| 362. | Nichts zu danken! | Don't mention it! | |||
| [nɪçts tsu: 'daŋkən] | |||||
| Literally: Nothing to thank for! | |||||
| 363. | wie aus dem Ei gepellt sein | to be dressed up to the nines | |||
| [vi: aus de:m ai gə'pɛlt zain] | |||||
| Literally: to be like peeled out of an egg | |||||
| 364. | Dumm gelaufen! | Shit happens! | |||
| [dʊm gə'laufən] | |||||
| Literally: Run stupidly! | |||||
| 365. | Unkraut vergeht nicht. | Bad weeds grow tall. | |||
| ['ʊnkraut fɛɐ'ge:t nɪçt] | |||||
| Literally: Weed does not die. | |||||
| 366. | Hunger ist der beste Koch. | Hunger is the best sauce. | |||
| ['hʊŋɐ ɪst de:ɐ 'bɛstə kɔx] | |||||
| Literally: Hunger is the best cook. | |||||
| 367. | schwarz wie die Nacht | black as coal | |||
| [ʃvarts vi: di: naxt] | |||||
| Literally: black as the night | |||||
| 368. | von allen guten Geistern verlassen sein | to have taken leave of one's senses | |||
| [fɔn 'alən 'gu:tən 'gaistɐn fɛɐ'lasən zain] | |||||
| Literally: to be left by all good ghosts | |||||
| 369. | Herzlichen Glückwunsch! | Congratulations! | |||
| ['hɛrtslɪçən 'glʏkvʊnʃ] | |||||
| Literally: Hearty lucky wish! | |||||
| 370. | Böses im Schilde führen | to have evil intentions | |||
| ['bø:zəs ɪm 'ʃɪldə 'fy:rən] | |||||
| Literally: to lead (something) evil in the shield | |||||
| 371. | jemanden in der Hand haben | to have someone in one's grip | |||
| ['je:mandən ɪn de:ɐ hant 'ha:bən] | |||||
| Literally: to have someone in the hand | |||||
| 372. | sagen, was man zu sagen hat | to say one's piece | |||
| ['zagən vas man tsu: 'zagən hat] | |||||
| Literally: to say what you have to say | |||||
| 373. | Frohes Osterfest! | Happy Easter! | |||
| ['fro:əs 'o:stɐfɛst] | |||||
| Literally: Happy Easter Feast! | |||||
| 374. | sich um Kopf und Kragen reden | to talk oneself into trouble | |||
| [zɪç ʊm kɔpf ʊnt 'kragən 're:dən] | |||||
| Literally: to talk oneself for head and collar | |||||
| 375. | einen Frosch im Hals haben | to have a frog in one's throat | |||
| ['ainən frɔʃ ɪm hals 'ha:bən] | |||||
| Literally: to have a frog in the throat | |||||
| 376. | mit jemandem (←dative) auf gutem Fuß stehen | to be on good terms with someone | |||
| [mɪt 'je:mandəm auf 'gu:təm fu:s 'ʃte:ən] | |||||
| Literally: to stand on good foot with someone | |||||
| 377. | sich große Mühe geben | to make a great effort | |||
| [zɪç 'gro:sə 'my:ə 'ge:bən] | |||||
| Literally: to give oneself great effort | |||||
| 378. | jemandem (←dative) die Suppe versalzen | to cook somebody's goose | |||
| ['je:mandəm di: 'zʊpə fɛɐ'zaltsən] | |||||
| Literally: to oversalt somebody's soup | |||||
| 379. | einen dicken Kopf haben | to have a king-size headache | |||
| ['ainən 'dɪkən kɔpf 'ha:bən] | |||||
| Literally: to have a thick head | |||||
| 380. | mit einem Schlag | at one blow | |||
| [mɪt 'ainəm ʃla:k] | |||||
| Literally: with one beat | |||||
| 381. | einen Blick erwidern | to return a look | |||
| ['ainən blɪk ɛɐ'vi:dɐn] | |||||
| 382. | jemandem das Fell über die Ohren ziehen | to take somebody to the cleaners | |||
| ['je:mandəm das fɛl 'y:bɐ di: 'o:rən 'tsi:ən] | |||||
| Literally: to pull somebody the fur over the ears | |||||
| 383. | Das geht dich nichts an! | That's none of your business! | |||
| [das ge:t dɪç nɪçts an] | |||||
| Literally: That does not concern you! | |||||
| 384. | einen Knödel im Hals haben | to have a lump in one's throat | |||
| ['ainən 'knø:dəl ɪm hals 'ha:bən] | |||||
| Literally: to have a dumpling in the throat | |||||
| 385. | I! | Ugh! | |||
| [i:] | |||||
| 386. | Ich glaub', ich bin im falschen Film! | I think I got off at the wrong station! | |||
| [ɪç glaup ɪç bɪn ɪm 'falʃən fɪlm] | |||||
| Literally: I think I am in the wrong film. | |||||
| 387. | Das hört sich gut an. | That sounds good. | |||
| [das høɐt zɪç gu:t an] | |||||
| 388. | Na also! | At last! | |||
| [na 'alzo] | |||||
| Literally: Well, so! | |||||
| 389. | Geht doch! | There we go! | |||
| [ge:t dɔx] | |||||
| Literally: (It) goes after all! | |||||
| 390. | Aua! | Ouch! | |||
| ['aua] | |||||
| 391. | den Teufel im Leib haben | to be possessed by the devil | |||
| [de:n 'tɔyfəl ɪm laip 'ha:bən] | |||||
| Literally: to have the devil in the body | |||||
| 392. | etwas an die große Glocke hängen | to hang a lantern on something | |||
| ['ɛtvas an di: 'gro:sə 'glɔkə 'hɛŋən] | |||||
| Literally: to hang something on the big bell | |||||
| 393. | über seinen Schatten springen | to force oneself to do something | |||
| ['y:bɐ 'zainən 'ʃatən 'ʃprɪŋən] | |||||
| Literally: to jump over one's shadow | |||||
| 394. | Ordnung muss sein! | We must have order! | |||
| [ˈɔrdnʊŋ mʊs zain] | |||||
| Literally: Order must be! | |||||
| 395. | Wer schön sein will, muss leiden. | Beauty knows no pain. | |||
| [ve:ɐ ʃø:n zain vɪl mʊs 'laidən] | |||||
| Literally: Who wants to be beautiful, must suffer. | |||||
| 396. | etwas auf einer Backe absitzen | to do something with no bother | |||
| ['ɛtvas auf 'ainɐ 'bakə 'apzɪtsən] | |||||
| Literally: to sit something out on one buttock | |||||
| 397. | es zu etwas bringen | to get somewhere | |||
| [ɛs tsu: 'ɛtvas 'brɪŋən] | |||||
| Literally: to bring it to something | |||||
| 398. | sich auf den Weg machen | to hit the road | |||
| [zɪç auf de:n ve:k 'maxən] | |||||
| Literally: to make oneself on the way | |||||
| 399. | Du kannst mich mal! | Go and take a running jump! | |||
| [du: kanst mɪç ma:l] | |||||
| Literally: You can me once! | |||||
| 400. | den Nagel auf den Kopf treffen | to hit the nail on the head | |||
| [de:n 'na:gəl auf de:n kɔpf 'trɛfən] | |||||
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