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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