Advanced Grammar & Vocabulary in Use
English with German Translation
English with German Translation
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Lernkarten
davonkommen
freibekommen
abschicken (Brief)
get off
stop cometing or arguing and accept that you cannot win; if you give in to something, you can no longer control the feeling of wanting it
klein beigeben
sich fügen
give in
criticise someone who has criticised you; deliberately hurt someone who has hurt you
hit back
wegschließen; wegsperren
lock up
aussteigen, sich ausklinken
opt out
gradually stop using something
phase out
jdn. herumschubsen
keep telling someone what to do in an unfair or unpleasant way
push around
choose one person from a group for special attention
single out
jdn gewachsen sein
stand up to
übernehmen
take over
etw. oder jdn kleinreden
talk to someone as if you think thy are not as clever or important as you are
talk down to
den Kopf in den Sand stecken
bury one's head in the sand
die Oberhand gewinnen
gain/get/have/take the upper hand
Machen Sie, was Sie wollen!
Have it your own way!
leben und leben lassen
live and let live
seine Verbindungen spielen lasse
pull (a few) strings
Papierkrieg, Bürokratie, Behördenkram
red tape
Das Gesetz in die eigene Hand nehmen.
Selbstjustiz
take the law into your own hands
die Entscheider, die Mächtigen
the people who control a situation
the powers that be
jdn mit Beschuldigungen überhäufen
punish someone very severely
throw the book at sb
von jdn beherrscht werden
completely controlled by someone else
under sb's thumb
aufhellen
erheitern
brighten up
etwas auffrischen
practise and improve your skills or knowledge of sth
brush up (on)
überprüfen
ausprobieren
check out
make sth more interesting or exciting, or become more interesting or exciting; give sth a more interesting appearance,taste or other quality
aufleben lassen
munter machen
liven up
make sth more interesting or exciting, or become more interesting or exciting; give sth a more interesting appearance,taste or other quality
aufleben lassen
munter machen
liven up
jdn oder etw verschönern
change or improve the appearance of someone or something
make over
vermasseln
beschmutzen
mess up
etwas vertuschen/übertünchen
hide a problem or disagreement rather than finding a satisfactory solution to it
paper over
verarzten
ausflicken
sich aussöhnen
patch up
syn: improve
pick up
abgewirtschaftet
if an organization or area is ..., its size, importance and activity is reduced
run down
knapp durchkommen
scrape through
herausputzen, schick machen
smarten up
herausragen
herausstechen
stand out
ausbessern
nachbessern
also: An die Wäsche gehen/ "befummeln"
touch up
verkümmern
waste away
jdn/etw abschreiben
write off
someone or something that you are very pleased to see
a sight for sore eyes
a weak feature of someone or something that could cause failure or be attacked
Achilles' heel
