German Idioms

July 3, 2008

Wer A sagt, muss auch B sagen.
   In for a penny, in for a pound. If you start something, you have to finish it. (If you say A, then you also have to say B.)

 

Wer A sagt, muss nicht B sagen. Er kann auch erkennen, dass A falsch war.” (He who says A doesn’t have to say B. He can also recognize that A was false.) – Bertolt Brecht

 

Die Sache hat ein Aber.
  
But there’s a catch/a hitch. (The matter has a but.)

 

Ach und Krach > mit Ach und Krach
  
with great difficulty – Nur mit Ach und Krach haben wir das Ziel erreicht

 

Ach was!/Ach wo!
Nonsense! Of course not! By no means!

Achtung, fertig, los!
Ready, set, go! On your mark, ready, go!

Aller Anfang ist schwer.
All beginnings are difficult. The first step is always the hardest

 

Andere Länder, andere Sitten.
When in Rome, do as the Romans. (Other lands, other customs.)

Apfel (apple) > in den sauren Apfel beißen
   to bite the bullet, grasp the nettle (Br.)

Der Apfel fällt nicht weit vom Stamm.
   The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. (…trunk.) Like father, like son.

 

Aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn

 

Das ist Banane! (youth slang)
   That’s ridiculous! That’s crazy!
  

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1 Comment Add your own

  • 1. Rewa Smriti  |  July 4, 2008 at 4:23 am

    Hmm…..bahut achha! Khushi hui dekhkar.
    Now you started something good and fruitful on your blog. :)

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