Privatunterricht 8 (Idioms)
English idioms and sayings
English idioms and sayings
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| Cartes-fiches | 107 |
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| Langue | English |
| Catégorie | Anglais |
| Niveau | École primaire |
| Crée / Actualisé | 28.03.2016 / 26.05.2023 |
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get extremely upset (often over something minor)
have a cow
My teacher had a cow when she realized nobody had done the homework.
wait and be patient
hold your horses
Hold your horses! I'll be done in the washroom in a minute.
Wow, I'm surprised!
Holy cow!
play roughly
horse around
If your're going to horse around, please go outside.
get the greatest percentage
get the lion's share
My aunt got the lion's share of the inheritance.
in trouble with another person
in the dog house
She's still in the dog house for forgetting Aaron's birthday.
get two things done at once
kill two birds with one stone
diagonal direction
kitty corner
reveal a secret
let the cat out of the bag
I heard something (usually secretive or unknown) from someone (not named)
a little bird told me
go straight for something
make a beeline
My grandma made a beeline for the smoking room as soon as she got off the airplane.
silly/unintelligent people tend to copy each others's actions
monkey see, monkey do
money saved for the future
nest egg
We have a nest egg that we might have to use if Jim goes on sick leave.
eat a lot of something
pig out
raining heavily
raining cats and dogs
fierce, competitive struggle for power, position etc.
rat race
begin to suspect trickery etc.
smell a rat
directly from the original source
straight from the horse's mouth
face a challenge or danger boldly
take the bull by the horns
for a very long time
until the cows come home
schlussendlich
but at the end of the day
he or she is the exact double of the other person, typically a parent. (jmdm. wie aus dem Gesicht geschnitten sein)
the spitting image
When I was young, everyone said I was the spitting image of my dad.
appealing to you not to panic or lose your temper (Geh mal nicht gleich an die Decke; Bleib ganz ruhig)
keep one's hair on
Keep your hair on, man! Things aren't nearly as bad as they might seem.
he or she looks very attractive
looks a picture
In that new dress and with your new hairstyle, you look a picture.
It makes you feel very uncomfortabel and/or nervous
give so. the willies
What's that noise? It's giving me the willies.
you experiment with different methods until you find the best or most successful one. (durch Ausprobieren)
by trial and error
How did you figre out just the right amount of vermouth to put into a vodka Martini? Oh, by trial and error.
if you give an extremely angry or hostile look (feindseilig)
look daggers at sb.
When I told him I planned to marry his daughter, he just looked daggers at me.
so. is questioning your ability to think clearly (nicht alle Tassen im Schrank haben)
lose one's marbles
When she started asking silly questions like that, I tought Judy had lost her marbles.
when you have decided to end a task, such as a meeting or your working day. (Schluss machen or Feierabend machen)
call it a day
I hink it's time to call it a day, don't you, John? We can finish this tomorrow.
eat a lot (sich den Bauch vollschlagen)
make a pig of myself
I don't like "all you can eat" offers in restaurants because I generally make a pig of myself.
each person pays for him- or herself. (getrennte Kasse machen)
go Dutch
to have much money that you don't need to worry about how you spend it (Geld wie Heu haben)
money to burn
constantly arguing or fighting with each other (sich in den Haaren liegen)
be at each other's throuats
It's not a happy marriage. Paul and Lis always seem to be at each other's throats
to bribe (bestechen, schmieren)
grease sb.'s palm
using an unclear or uncertain situation to his or her own advantage ( im Trüben fischen)
fish in muddy waters
to have the control of a situation (die Zügel in der Hand haben)
in the driver's seat
man kann es sich nicht leisten wählerisch zu sein
beggars can't be choosers
I would have preferred a room of my own rather thansharing, but beggars can't be choosers.
to be very determined to do somehing.
go to grat lengths
Our company has always gone to great lengths to protect the privacy of its employees.
very expensive (eine Stange Geld)
cost an arm and a leg
Are you sure you want to buy your wife that ring? It'll cost you an arm and a leg.
to have enough money to pay for the everyday things you need. (mit seinem Geld auskommen or über die Runden kommen)
make ends meet
Since my husband lost his job, we've been having a hard time making ends meet.
