Posts tagged "idioms"
More German Idioms

More German Idioms

We Germans are selfish at times and always desire to have the last word. In fact, adding our mustard to everything—not only to a delicious pork chop—is a typical trait.   This is a follow-up to our previous post on German idioms. everything is in butter Don’t think twice about your figure if asked by...
German Idioms

German Idioms

Be aware of the following idiom! If a German person ever calls you a bottle, don’t think you have a long neck or a nice figure. Being a bottle simply means that you’re a loser; perhaps we’re speaking of an empty bottle here.   I recently moved to Austria to translate poetry on a Fulbright...