Ideoms and Proverbs Flashcards
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humble,
to humble sb.
Ich habe zu viel eingepackt (Koffer)
I took everything but the kitchen sink…
To ignore sb
to give sb the cold shoulder
to ignore sth.
dont take too much notice of it!
criticism or negative things have no effect on sb.
don’t let sb. affect or upset you!
this it is just water off a duck’s back to me
sb has to admit, that he cant do what he boasted about
..it is humiliating for him…
if you dont finish this, you are gonna eat humble pie…
…
to take/get a lot of money from s.o.
(compensation)
(sport)
to take someone the cleaners
to deceive s.o.
to take s.o. for a ride
dont be taken for a ride!
the situation is now the opposite of what it was…
the situation is reversed
the boot’s on the other foot now!
to stop avoiding saying things directly
Stop beating around the bush…
to make an effort
to save money, you need to go the extra mile,
to miss out
to ignore
to brush over sth.
depressive Stimmungslage
depressive mood
lost of interest or pleasure
angetriebene oder gehemmte Psychomorik
psychomotor agitation or retardation
wahnhaft
delusional
der Name ist mir entglitten
your name has just slipped my mind
