Ausdruck Flashcards

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es faustdick hinter den Ohren haben

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lügen, bluffen

to be a sly old dog

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jmdm auf den Zahn fühlen

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eine Sache genauer untersuchen

jemanden ausfragen

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3
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viel Staub aufwirbeln

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to create a sensation

viel Aufregung verursacht

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4
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Interesse an jmdm/etw zeigen

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to show an interest in sb/st

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5
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auf Nummer sicher gehen

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to play it safe

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6
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es eilig haben

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to be in a hurry

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7
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jmdm. auf die Schliche kommen

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to see through sb‘s game

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8
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hinter Gittern

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behind bars

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9
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sein Unwesen treiben

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to make trouble

to strike terror into people‘s hearts

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10
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auf dem Vormarsch

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on the rise

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einen guten Riecher für etw.a haben

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to have a sixth sense for st

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einem Institut den Geldhahn zudrehen

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to axe an institute’s funds

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