German Phrases
300 common phrases and expressions
Schwein haben
to be lucky
To have good luck
Daumen drücken
to keep fingers crossed
To wish someone good luck
Hals- und Beinbruch
break a leg
Good luck
Tomaten auf den Augen haben
to be oblivious
To not see something obvious
Schwein haben
to be lucky
To have good luck
jemandem die Daumen halten
to keep fingers crossed for someone
To wish someone luck
Klar wie Kloßbrühe
clear as mud
Not clear at all (sarcastic)
Ich verstehe nur Bahnhof
It's all Greek to me
I don't understand anything
Schwein haben
to be lucky
To have good luck
Daumen drücken
to keep fingers crossed
To wish someone good luck
Tomaten auf den Augen haben
to be oblivious
To not see something obvious
zwei Fliegen mit einer Klappe schlagen
to kill two birds with one stone
To achieve two things at once
jemandem die Daumen halten
to keep fingers crossed for someone
To wish someone luck
Klar wie Kloßbrühe
clear as mud
Not clear at all (sarcastic)
ins Fettnäpfchen treten
to put one's foot in it
To make a social blunder
die Nase voll haben
to be fed up
To be tired of something
Hals- und Beinbruch
break a leg
Good luck
Ich verstehe nur Bahnhof
It's all Greek to me
I don't understand anything
Schwein haben
to be lucky
To have good luck
Daumen drücken
to keep fingers crossed
To wish someone good luck
Tomaten auf den Augen haben
to be oblivious
To not see something obvious
zwei Fliegen mit einer Klappe schlagen
to kill two birds with one stone
To achieve two things at once
jemandem die Daumen halten
to keep fingers crossed for someone
To wish someone luck
Klar wie Kloßbrühe
clear as mud
Not clear at all (sarcastic)
ins Fettnäpfchen treten
to put one's foot in it
To make a social blunder
die Nase voll haben
to be fed up
To be tired of something
Hals- und Beinbruch
break a leg
Good luck
Ich verstehe nur Bahnhof
It's all Greek to me
I don't understand anything
Schwein haben
to be lucky
To have good luck
Daumen drücken
to keep fingers crossed
To wish someone good luck
Tomaten auf den Augen haben
to be oblivious
To not see something obvious
zwei Fliegen mit einer Klappe schlagen
to kill two birds with one stone
To achieve two things at once
jemandem die Daumen halten
to keep fingers crossed for someone
To wish someone luck
Klar wie Kloßbrühe
clear as mud
Not clear at all (sarcastic)
ins Fettnäpfchen treten
to put one's foot in it
To make a social blunder
die Nase voll haben
to be fed up
To be tired of something
Hals- und Beinbruch
break a leg
Good luck
Ich verstehe nur Bahnhof
It's all Greek to me
I don't understand anything
Schwein haben
to be lucky
To have good luck
Daumen drücken
to keep fingers crossed
To wish someone good luck
Tomaten auf den Augen haben
to be oblivious
To not see something obvious
zwei Fliegen mit einer Klappe schlagen
to kill two birds with one stone
To achieve two things at once
jemandem die Daumen halten
to keep fingers crossed for someone
To wish someone luck
Klar wie Kloßbrühe
clear as mud
Not clear at all (sarcastic)
ins Fettnäpfchen treten
to put one's foot in it
To make a social blunder
die Nase voll haben
to be fed up
To be tired of something
Hals- und Beinbruch
break a leg
Good luck
Ich verstehe nur Bahnhof
It's all Greek to me
I don't understand anything
zwei Fliegen mit einer Klappe schlagen
to kill two birds with one stone
To achieve two things at once
jemandem die Daumen halten
to keep fingers crossed for someone
To wish someone luck
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