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Created / Updated 19.01.2014 / 15.08.2014
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Gefahr laufen

run the risk

eine Bedrohnung darstellen

pose a threat to

leere Drohung

idle threat

slightly unwell or in low spirits

be/feel under the weather

Windstoss

gust of wind

whatever the weather

rain or shine

he runs six miles every morning, rain or shine

difficult to find, catch, or achieve

elusive

success will become ever more elusive

Vetternwirtschaft, Begünstigung

favouritism

happening by a lucky chance; fortunate

fortuitous

fɔːˈtjuːɪtəs

The timing of the meeting is certainly fortuitous.

overcome

surmount

not able to be overcome

unsurmountable

a broadly accurate guide or principle, based on practice rather than theory

rule of thumb

A good rule of thumb is that a portion of rice is two handfuls.

sich einmischen

interfere

einschreiten

intervene

neutralize or negate the force or effect of (another) (phv)

cancel (each other) out

auf jm herumhacken

pick on sb

nuclear family <->

extended family

a marriage that is arranged for practical, financial, or political reasons

marriage of convenience

mit einem silbernen Löffel im Mund geboren sein

 

be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth

informal have a very good and friendly relationship (exp)

get on / along like a house on fire

be in disfavour (or favour) with someone

be in sb's good/bad books

so similar as to be indistinguishable or nearly so

like two peas in a pot

The twins are like two peas in a pod.

Alyssa and Adrian are so close they're like two peas in a pod.

so similar as to be indistinguishable or nearly so

like two peas in a pot

The twins are like two peas in a pod.

Alyssa and Adrian are so close they're like two peas in a pod.

gain a  sense of proportion

put sth into perspective

be very economical or mean about spending or providing something (phv)

stint on sth

he doesn’t stint on wining and dining

He assured me he didn't believe in stinting on pain medication.

help oneself to food (phv)

dive in

 

grosses Sieb

spaghettie strainer

kleines / feines Sieb

sieve

sɪv

to do nothing about a problem or a situation that needs dealing with

sit on one's hands

Every day the crisis worsens and yet the government seems content to just sit on its hands. 

a person who knows a lot about and is very interested in a particular subject

buff

/bʌf/

naked (id)

in the buff

listig, gewieft, raffiniert

wily

wily old fox

/ˈwaɪ.li/

 

a girl or young woman who knows how to control people to her own advantage

minx

wily minx

tasting extremely good

scrumptious / scrummy

an etwas herumbasteln

tinker with sth

to do something badly, wrongly, or awkwardly

make a pig's ear of sth

 

Watch me make a right pig's ear of that

 

berauschend, aufregend

heady / a heady smell

/ˈhed.i/

evil and cruel

fiendish

to spoil something completely, or do something very badly (phv)

muck sth up

sich durch etwas wursteln

bumble through

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