The Englisch Expression to Take a Cup too Much in German

The English phrase: to take a cup too much, to have a drop too much = in German: zu tief ins Glas schauen / gucken. This German expression means literally that one looks too deep into the glass, in other words that the person is drunk, has had too much alcohol.

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English Expression to Be in Cold Sweat Translated into German

The German expression for the English expression: To be in fear = Blut und Wasser schwitzen. It indicates essentially: to sweat blood as well as water.

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English Expression to Throw in the Towel in German

The English expression: 'to throw in the towel' = in German: 'das Handtuch werfen'. The actual meaning is the same in English and German in this case. 'To throw in the towel' means that someone gives up, admits defeat or surrenders.

das Handtuch werfen = to throw the towel

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German Expression for English Phrase to do something effortless

An amusing German expression for saying: to do something without much effort, effortless or I could do it on my head = I kann das im Schlaf. Literal meaning: I can do that asleep.

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Weekly Food for Thought: Enjoy the Moment

Here is your weekly food for thought: Enjoy the Moment - Genieße den Moment

Live in the past,

if you want to be sad.

Live in the future,

if you want to be anxious.

If you want to be happy, 

Enjoy the moment!

Funny German Expression When You Get into a Fight or Argument with Someone Else

When you get involved in a fight or disagreement with someone, or to quarrel with someone, a hilarious German expression is made use of: Sich mit jemandem in die Wolle kriegen or mit jdm. in die Wolle geraten. Essentially: to obtain into the woollen with somebody

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Funny German Expression for English Phrase to Tell Somebody off or Show Somebody up

The English expression: to show someone up, to tell somebody off = Means in German: Jemandem aufs Dach steigen. Essentially: to climb on someone's roof

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German Expression for English Phrase to Not Have a Clue

Amusing German expression for English expression: To be muddle-headed, to not have a clue, to not obtain it = auf dem Schlauch stehen

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German Expression for English Phrase to Be in Bed with Somebody or to Have a Hidden Agenda

The English phrase: To be in cahoots with someone, to be in bed with somebody. It suggests in German: Mit jemandem unter einer Decke stecken (essentially: to stick under one covering).

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German Expression for English Phrase to Piss Off

One hilarious German expression for the English idiom: Piss off! Nuts to you! = Rutsch mir den Buckel runter! Its literal definition is: Move down my back!

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German Phrase for English Expression to Party or to Have it Going on

English expression: All hell breaks loose, to celebrate, to have it going on. A funny German phrase is for example: Da steppt der Bär (literal translation: the bear is tap-dancing)

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German Expression for English Phrase to Be Plastered

The German expression for the English term: To be intoxicated, drunk, stoned, tipsy, plastered = Einen Affen sitzen haben

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German Expression for English Phrase to Smell a Rat

The German idiom for the English term: To smell a rat = den Braten riechen, means essentially: to smell the roast. Implying: to assume / think that something is wrong; to pick up that someone has actually triggered something wrong.

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German Expression: Der Springende Punkt

The English translation for: Der springende Punkt = the point of the matter, the nub of the matter, the vital concern, the point

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German Expression for English Term To Die

The German translation for the English expression: To kick the bucket, to snuff it, to die = den Löffel abgeben

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German Expression for English Term to Have an Eye on Somebody

The German expression for the English expression: To have an eye on someone, to enjoy sombody = Ein Auge auf jemanden werfen

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German Expression for the Phrase to Get Tricked by Someone

The German expression: Jemandem auf den Leim gehen = in English: To get tricked, to fall for someome's line, to be taken in by sb. (literal translation: To get on someone's glue)

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Soccer World Cup in Brazil = die Fußballweltmeisterschaft in Brasilien

Some German vocabulary for starters: 

soccer, football = der Fußball

soccer team = die Fußballmannschaft

referee = der Schiedsrichter

goal = das Tor

football shoes, cleats = die Fußballschuhe

goalkeeper, goalie = der Torwart

corner kick = der Eckstoß

free kick = der Freistoß

penalty kick = der Elfmeter

half time = die Halbzeit

German Expression for English Term Everything is OK

The English phrase: "Everything is OK" means in German: "Alles in Butter!" (literally: Everything is in butter)

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German Expression for English Term to Be on the Wrong Track

The German words: Auf dem Holzweg sein = in English: To be on the wrong track, to bark up the wrong tree

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German Expression for the Phrase to Bawl Somebody Out

The German expression: Jemanden zur Schnecke machen - means in English: To wail someone out, to scold a person, to punish an individual, to bitch an individual out

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German Expression for English Term to Teach Someone Manners

The German term: Jemandem die Ohren lang ziehen - This means in English: To rebuke someone, to reprimand somebody, to teach someone manners - Actual translation: To pull someone by the ears. Often used related to children, but in a figurative sense with adults. 

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German Expression for the English Phrase To Look for a Needle in a Haystack

"" Die Nadel im Heuhaufen suchen"" - German expression for English expression: Seeking a needle in a stack. The expression is often used when a solution to something almost impossible has to be found.

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German Expression for English Phrase to Let the Cat out of the Bag

The German expression for the English saying: To Let the Cat out the Bag = Die Katze aus dem Sack lassen.

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German Expression for English Term to Beat around the Bush

For the English phrase: To beat around the bush - The German expression is: Auf den Busch klopfen (literally: to knock on the bush).

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German Expression for English Term to Be a Blockhead

Ein Brett vorm Kopf haben = German expression for the English phrase: to be a blockhead, being dumb, a dunce

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German Phrase for English Expression to Be in the Dark

German translation for English expression: To be in the dark = im Dunkeln tappen

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German Expression for English Phrase March to a Different Drummer

The German translation for the English words: To march to a different drummer, to march to a different tune (to get out of line) = aus der Reihe tanzen. 

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German Expression for English Phrase To Be In the Boondocks

The German expression for the English expression: To be in the boonbocks = Am Arsch der Welt. Example: He lives out in the boondocks. - Er lebt am Arsch der Welt. It means that it is far away and hard to get to.

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Another German Expression for English Phrase To Drive Someone Up The Wall

The English expression: It drives you up the wall, drives you crazy - In German: Es ist zum Mäusemelken! (It makes me milk a mouse!).

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German Expression for English Phrase To Drive Someone Up The Wall

The German expression for the phrase: to drive a person up the wall, to drive someone insane, to make a person mad: Jemanden auf die Palme bringen

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German Phrase for English Expression to Pull Every Word out of Someone

The German phrase for the English expression: To pull every word out of someone - Jemandem etwas aus der Nase ziehen (Indicates: having a difficult time to get any type of information out of a person, it feels like pulling teeth).
Example:
Sie fragte Ihren Freund, wo er letzte Nacht gewesen war. Er zuckte nur mit den Schultern. Sie musste ihm jedes Wort aus der Nase ziehen. - She asked her boyfriend, where he had been last night. He just shrugged his shoulders. She had to pull every word out of him.

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Beautiful Germany From Above in 1080p HD

Ein faszinierendes Video, dass Deutschland aus der Vogelperspektive zeigt. - A fascinating video that shows Germany from a bird's-eye-view.

German Idiom for the Exression to Be Flabbergasted

The German phrase for the phrase: To fall from all clouds = aus allen Wolken fallen (implies: to be taken by complete surprise (negatively), to be flabbergasted).
Example: Ich fiel aus allen Wolken, als mein Sohn total schlammig nach Hause kam. - I was flabbergasted when my son came home totally muddy.

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German Expression: To lead someone by the Nose

The phrase: To lead somebody by the nose, to fool somebody = In German: Jemanden an der Nase herumführen. 

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German Expression for the Phrase To Rack Ones Brain

The German expression for the English phrase: To rack ones brains, to puzzle = sich den Kopf zerbrechen (Literally: To smash your own head).
Example:
Der Mann zerbricht sich den Kopf darüber, wie sein Freund das Auto auf den Baum gekriegt hat. - The man is racking his brains about how his friend got the car into the top of the tree.

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German idiom - To be in a jam or to be in a mess

The German expression: "In der Patsche sitzen" expresses that someone is in a mess or jam. The person has a problem.

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German Idioms in Pictures - Hanging by a Thread

The German Phrase: Am seidenen Faden haengen = Hanging by a Thread

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