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German Idioms

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es abgesehen haben to have it in for
Abstand nehmen to refrain from; give up
auf Abstand gehen to back out
mit Abstand by far
auf etwas ankommen to depend on
im Armel haben to have up one's sleeve
gut aufgehoben sein to be in good hands
unter vier Augen privately
Bahnhof verstehen to be "all Greek" or "double Dutch"
Bescheid sagen to inform; tell
eine Prufung bestehen to pass an exam
ausser Betrieb sein to be out of order
blau sein to be drunk, plastered
den (die) Daumen drucken to keep one's fingers crossed for
vor allen Dingen above all
im Durchschnitt on average
es eilig haben to be in a hurry
eine Entscheidung treffen to make a decision
aus der Haut fahren to blow one's top
falls if; in case
fliegen to fly; be fired
Created by: chezlajo
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