Privatunterricht 8 (Idioms)
English idioms and sayings
English idioms and sayings
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| Erstellt / Aktualisiert | 28.03.2016 / 26.05.2023 |
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if you can learn a lot of useful things form sb. (unerschöpfliche Quelle)
a mine of information
extremely easy (kinderleicht)
easy as pie
Taking pictures with my new camera is easy as pie.
an important person who provides essential support (Stütze, Säule)
a pillar of society
When Dr. Smith died last year, we lost a pillar of our local community.
simple, generalized rule or principle that serves as a useful guide for taking decisions, making comparisons, etc. (Faustegel)
ruele of thumb
As a rule of thumb, one year to dog is like seven years to a human being.
when so. tries to cheer you up abou sth, but it doesn't help you because it's inadequate (schwacher Trost)
cold comfort
The news of falling inflation is cold comfort to the millions of jobless people.
bald sterben (sich die Radieschen von unten ansehen)
be pushing up (the) daisies
die Haut retten
save one's skin
When the fire broke out, all John was concerned about was saving his own skin.
an unattractive girl or woman (nicht gerade eine Schönheit)
a plain Jane
so. who drinks excessive amounts of alcohol (saufen wie ein Loch)
drink like a fish
When he lost his job last year, john started drinking like a fish.
to sleep either in the form of a nap or a good night slee
get some shut-eye
I'm so rired after three late nights in a row. I've just got to go home and get some shut-eye.
to give serious thought and start taking action to deal with sth. (sich jmd. vorknöpfen/vornehmen)
come/get to grips with sth.
The new chairman's first task will be to come to grips with the company's debt.
if sb. does things very thoroughly, without making any compomises. (keine halben Sachen machen)
not do things by halves
If you order your new curtains form Martin, you know you'll get top quality. He never does things by halves.
to work until late in the night
burn the midnight oil
so. who make his/her presence an/or authority felt in an unpleasant way (sich wichtig machen or den starken Mann markieren)
throw one's weight around
Now he's been elected, McGillicuddy just loves to throw his weight around at town council meetings.
full beyond its normal capacity (aus allen Nähten platzen)
be bursting at the seams
We never expected to have twins. Now our flat is absolutely bursting a the seams.
dying (den Löffel abgeben or ins Gras beissen)
kick the bucket
Grandpa says he wants a great-grandchild before he kicks the bucket.
aus der Haut fahren
fly off the handle
jmds. Gedächtnis ein wenig nachhelfen
to job so's memory
to tell so. about
to put so. in the picture about
Tina thanked me for putting her in the picture about what was going on.
unter aller Kritik stehen
beneath contempt
Someone who robs an old lady of all her savings is beneath contempt and deserves to be punished.
hinters Licht führen
to pull the woll over so's eyes
You will have to tell me the truth. Stop trying to pull the wool over my eyes!
über den Marktpreis
above the market price
If you don't bargain with the market traders, you'll be paying above the market price for their goods.
unsure what to do
at a loss
The boys were hiding ..... the bushes in the garden.
The boys were hiding among the bushes in the garden.
es sich anders überlegen
on second thoughts
retournieren
on return
Kindly sign the contracts in triplicate and send back to head office on return.
Nach-mir-die Sinflut
The devil may care.
