Advanced Grammar & Vocabulary in Use
English with German Translation
English with German Translation
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Lernkarten
make a bad situation worse
add fuel to the fire
below usual or expected standard
unter Nennwert
below/under par
blitzsauber
completely honest or legal; extremely clean
clean as a whistle
Da ist bei mir Schluss!
say that you will definitely not allow or accept something
draw the line (at)
Das Angesagteste in Sachen...
the newest and best type of something
last word in
extremely good or impressive
out of this world
Zu viel des Guten
over the top
Ehrenplatz
pride of place
Die Show stehlen
steal the show
jdn/etw. überlegen sein
an advantage that makes someone or something more sucessfull than other people or things
the edge over
frech antworten
reply rudely to someone who has more authority than you
answer back
einladen
invite someone to go with you to a cinema, restaurant, etc. because you want to start a romantic or sexual relationship with them
ask out
sich trennen
break up
herausholen, hervorbringen
make someone or something show a quality that they have; produce a new product and start to sell it
bring out
zusammbringen, zusammenführen (vor allem Personen)
bring together
in jdn hineinrennen
meet someone unexpectedly; accidentally hit against something
bump into
aufheben, ausgleichen, ausstreichen
stop something form having any effect
cancel out
cause a disagreement or argument between people
come between
sich drängen um
move to a particular place at the same time as a lot of other people
crowd around
zusammenpassen
zusammen gehen
go together
sich mit jdn treffen
meet up
sich öffnen
open up
schikanieren
drangsalieren
pick on
ausfragen
try to find out someone's opinions, ideas, feelings, etc. by talking to them
sound out
jdn ähneln
look or behave like an older relative
take after
jdn sympathisch finden
start doing sth as a habit
take to
(das) Kind reicher Eltern sein
be born with a silver spoon in your mouth
auf derselben Wellenlänge sein
be on the same wavelength
sich (mit jdn) blendend verstehen
become good friends very quickly and have a lot to talk to each other about
get on like a house on fire
used for saying that someone is annoyed/ pleased with you
in sb's bad/good books
used for saying that two people look, behave, or think exactly the same
like two peas in a pod
gut miteinander auskommen
have a good relationship with someone
on good terms (with)
etw. ins rechte Licht rücken
provide a sensible way of judging how good, bad, important, etc sth is in comparison with other things
put sth in perspective
used for saying someone has been weak in the ways most people are weak and should not be blamed for their behaviour
sb is only human
einer Meinung sein
see eye to eye (with sb)
your relative
your flesh and blood
if sth ... sb or sth, or you ... sth ... them, they are the main subject of attention or interest
centre around
start enjoying sth or become enthusiastic about it; if a train, plane, etc gets into a place , it arrives there; becomes involved in a bad situation
get into
etw. betreiben
choose sth as a subject of study or as a career
go in for
aufhören jdn zu mögen
explodieren
schlecht werden (Nahrungsmittel)
sich entfernen
go off
