German Phrases

300 common phrases and expressions

Ich verstehe nur Bahnhof

It's all Greek to me

B1 Idiom

I don't understand anything

Schwein haben

to be lucky

B1 Idiom

To have good luck

Daumen drücken

to keep fingers crossed

A2 Idiom

To wish someone good luck

Tomaten auf den Augen haben

to be oblivious

B2 Idiom

To not see something obvious

zwei Fliegen mit einer Klappe schlagen

to kill two birds with one stone

B2 Idiom

To achieve two things at once

jemandem die Daumen halten

to keep fingers crossed for someone

B1 Idiom

To wish someone luck

Klar wie Kloßbrühe

clear as mud

B2 Idiom

Not clear at all (sarcastic)

ins Fettnäpfchen treten

to put one's foot in it

B2 Idiom

To make a social blunder

die Nase voll haben

to be fed up

B1 Idiom

To be tired of something

Hals- und Beinbruch

break a leg

B1 Idiom

Good luck

Ich verstehe nur Bahnhof

It's all Greek to me

B1 Idiom

I don't understand anything

Schwein haben

to be lucky

B1 Idiom

To have good luck

Daumen drücken

to keep fingers crossed

A2 Idiom

To wish someone good luck

Tomaten auf den Augen haben

to be oblivious

B2 Idiom

To not see something obvious

zwei Fliegen mit einer Klappe schlagen

to kill two birds with one stone

B2 Idiom

To achieve two things at once

jemandem die Daumen halten

to keep fingers crossed for someone

B1 Idiom

To wish someone luck

Klar wie Kloßbrühe

clear as mud

B2 Idiom

Not clear at all (sarcastic)

ins Fettnäpfchen treten

to put one's foot in it

B2 Idiom

To make a social blunder

die Nase voll haben

to be fed up

B1 Idiom

To be tired of something

Hals- und Beinbruch

break a leg

B1 Idiom

Good luck

Ich verstehe nur Bahnhof

It's all Greek to me

B1 Idiom

I don't understand anything

Schwein haben

to be lucky

B1 Idiom

To have good luck

Daumen drücken

to keep fingers crossed

A2 Idiom

To wish someone good luck

Tomaten auf den Augen haben

to be oblivious

B2 Idiom

To not see something obvious

zwei Fliegen mit einer Klappe schlagen

to kill two birds with one stone

B2 Idiom

To achieve two things at once

jemandem die Daumen halten

to keep fingers crossed for someone

B1 Idiom

To wish someone luck

Klar wie Kloßbrühe

clear as mud

B2 Idiom

Not clear at all (sarcastic)

ins Fettnäpfchen treten

to put one's foot in it

B2 Idiom

To make a social blunder

die Nase voll haben

to be fed up

B1 Idiom

To be tired of something

Hals- und Beinbruch

break a leg

B1 Idiom

Good luck

Ich verstehe nur Bahnhof

It's all Greek to me

B1 Idiom

I don't understand anything

Schwein haben

to be lucky

B1 Idiom

To have good luck

Daumen drücken

to keep fingers crossed

A2 Idiom

To wish someone good luck

Tomaten auf den Augen haben

to be oblivious

B2 Idiom

To not see something obvious

zwei Fliegen mit einer Klappe schlagen

to kill two birds with one stone

B2 Idiom

To achieve two things at once

jemandem die Daumen halten

to keep fingers crossed for someone

B1 Idiom

To wish someone luck

Klar wie Kloßbrühe

clear as mud

B2 Idiom

Not clear at all (sarcastic)

ins Fettnäpfchen treten

to put one's foot in it

B2 Idiom

To make a social blunder

die Nase voll haben

to be fed up

B1 Idiom

To be tired of something

Hals- und Beinbruch

break a leg

B1 Idiom

Good luck

Ich verstehe nur Bahnhof

It's all Greek to me

B1 Idiom

I don't understand anything

Schwein haben

to be lucky

B1 Idiom

To have good luck

Daumen drücken

to keep fingers crossed

A2 Idiom

To wish someone good luck

Tomaten auf den Augen haben

to be oblivious

B2 Idiom

To not see something obvious

zwei Fliegen mit einer Klappe schlagen

to kill two birds with one stone

B2 Idiom

To achieve two things at once

jemandem die Daumen halten

to keep fingers crossed for someone

B1 Idiom

To wish someone luck

Klar wie Kloßbrühe

clear as mud

B2 Idiom

Not clear at all (sarcastic)

ins Fettnäpfchen treten

to put one's foot in it

B2 Idiom

To make a social blunder

die Nase voll haben

to be fed up

B1 Idiom

To be tired of something

Hals- und Beinbruch

break a leg

B1 Idiom

Good luck

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