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Alltagssituationen · 18

Wort	Stufe	Übersetzung	Definition
break the ice	A2	das Eis brechen	to do or say something to make people feel relaxed
a piece of cake	A2	ein Kinderspiel	something that is very easy to do
under the weather	B1	angeschlagen sein	feeling sick or not in good health today
hit the nail on the head	B1	den Nagel auf den Kopf treffen	to say something that is exactly right
beat around the bush	B1	um den heißen Brei herumreden	to talk about other things and not the real point
bite the bullet	B1	in den sauren Apfel beißen	to decide to do something hard that must be done
once in a blue moon	B1	alle Jubeljahre einmal	very rarely, almost never happens
spill the beans	B1	alles ausplaudern	to tell a secret by mistake or on purpose
the ball is in your court	B1	jetzt bist du am Zug	it is now your turn to decide or act
burn the midnight oil	B1	bis spät in die Nacht arbeiten	to work late into the night on something
cost an arm and a leg	B1	ein Vermögen kosten	to cost a very large amount of money
let the cat out of the bag	B1	die Katze aus dem Sack lassen	to tell a secret that was meant to be kept
kill two birds with one stone	B1	zwei Fliegen mit einer Klappe schlagen	to solve two problems with one action
when pigs fly	A2	wenn Ostern und Weihnachten zusammenfallen	something that will never happen
cry over spilt milk	B1	vergossener Milch nachweinen, dem Vergangenen nachtrauern	to feel sad about something you cannot change
pull someone's leg	A2	jemanden auf den Arm nehmen	to joke with someone and say things that are not true
take it with a grain of salt	B2	etwas mit Vorsicht genießen	to not fully believe what someone tells you
actions speak louder than words	A2	Taten sagen mehr als Worte	what you do is more important than what you say

Erfolg & Misserfolg · 15

Wort	Stufe	Übersetzung	Definition
every cloud has a silver lining	B1	jedes Unglück hat auch sein Gutes	even bad times have something good in them
a blessing in disguise	B1	ein Glück im Unglück	something that seems bad but is actually good
the last straw	B1	der Tropfen, der das Fass zum Überlaufen bringt	the final small thing that makes you lose patience
throw in the towel	B1	das Handtuch werfen	to stop trying and accept that you have lost
miss the boat	B1	den Anschluss verpassen	to be too late to use a chance or opportunity
jump on the bandwagon	B2	auf den fahrenden Zug aufspringen	to start doing what is popular at the moment
turn over a new leaf	B1	ein neues Blatt aufschlagen	to start acting in a better way than before
back to the drawing board	B1	zurück ans Reißbrett	to start all over again from the beginning
hit the jackpot	B1	den Jackpot knacken	to suddenly win a large amount of money
go back to square one	B1	wieder bei null anfangen	to go back to the start and try again
burn bridges	B1	alle Brücken hinter sich abbrechen	to end a relationship in a way you cannot fix
get out of hand	B1	außer Kontrolle geraten	to become too difficult to control
easier said than done	A2	leichter gesagt als getan	it sounds easy but is very hard to really do
the sky is the limit	B1	nach oben sind keine Grenzen gesetzt	there is no end to how high you can go
you snooze you lose	B1	wer zu spät kommt, den bestraft das Leben	if you wait too long you will miss your chance

Probleme & Schwierigkeiten · 15

Wort	Stufe	Übersetzung	Definition
the elephant in the room	B2	der Elefant im Raum	a big problem that nobody wants to talk about
add fuel to the fire	B1	Öl ins Feuer gießen	to make a bad situation even worse
in the same boat	A2	im selben Boot sitzen	in the same hard situation as someone else
on thin ice	B1	sich auf dünnem Eis bewegen	in a situation where you could get in trouble soon
barking up the wrong tree	B2	auf dem Holzweg sein	looking for the answer in the wrong place
the tip of the iceberg	B1	die Spitze des Eisbergs	only a small part of a much bigger problem
turn a blind eye	B1	ein Auge zudrücken	to choose to not see a problem that is there
sit on the fence	B2	unentschlossen bleiben	to avoid choosing a side in an argument
see eye to eye	B1	einer Meinung sein	to agree with someone about something
a double-edged sword	B2	ein zweischneidiges Schwert	something that has both good and bad results
open a can of worms	B2	in ein Wespennest stechen	to start talking about a problem that is complex
rock the boat	B2	für Unruhe sorgen	to do something that upsets a calm situation
between a rock and a hard place	B2	in der Zwickmühle stecken	having to choose between two bad options
a catch-22	B2	ein Teufelskreis, eine ausweglose Lage	a problem where every choice leads to another problem
curiosity killed the cat	A2	Neugier ist der Katze Tod	asking too many questions can get you into trouble

Anstrengung & Entschlossenheit · 12

Wort	Stufe	Übersetzung	Definition
go the extra mile	B1	sich besonders ins Zeug legen	to do more than what is expected
give it your best shot	A2	sein Bestes geben	to try as hard as you can
hang in there	A2	durchhalten	to keep going when things are hard, do not give up
keep your chin up	B1	Kopf hoch	to stay positive when things are difficult
practice makes perfect	A2	Übung macht den Meister	doing something many times makes you better at it
step up to the plate	B2	Verantwortung übernehmen	to take on a big task when you are needed
put your money where your mouth is	B2	den Worten Taten folgen lassen	to prove what you say by doing it
learn the ropes	B1	sich einarbeiten	to learn how things work in a new place
get the hang of it	B1	den Dreh rauskriegen	to begin to understand how to do something new
roll up your sleeves	B1	die Ärmel hochkrempeln	to get ready to work hard on something
leave no stone unturned	B2	nichts unversucht lassen	to look everywhere and try every possible way
stay on your toes	B1	auf der Hut sein	to be ready for anything that might happen next

Wissen & Wahrheit · 12

Wort	Stufe	Übersetzung	Definition
the whole nine yards	B2	das ganze Programm	everything, all of it from start to finish
read between the lines	B1	zwischen den Zeilen lesen	to find a hidden meaning in what someone says
a penny for your thoughts	B2	woran denkst du gerade?	asking someone what they are thinking about
better late than never	A2	besser spät als nie	it is good to do something even if it is late
don't judge a book by its cover	A2	man soll ein Buch nicht nach dem Einband beurteilen	do not decide about something by how it looks
take it or leave it	A2	nimm es oder lass es	accept the offer as it is, because it will not change
two heads are better than one	A2	vier Augen sehen mehr als zwei	two people think of more ideas than one alone
it takes two to tango	B1	dazu gehören immer zwei	both people share the blame for a problem
let sleeping dogs lie	B2	schlafende Hunde soll man nicht wecken	do not bring up an old problem that is now calm
there's no smoke without fire	B1	wo Rauch ist, ist auch Feuer	if people say something, it is often partly true
speak of the devil	A2	wenn man vom Teufel spricht	the person we were just talking about has arrived
a leopard can't change its spots	B2	die Katze lässt das Mausen nicht	people do not really change who they are inside

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