Idioms

Question 1

To cut deal

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Eine Vereinbarung treffen

Question 2

To cut something off the cuff

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Etwas aus dem Handgelenk/Stehgreif machen

Question 3

To be a big wig; Big cheese, big gun, big wheel

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Eine einflussreiche Persönlichkeit sein/große Nummer/hohes Tier

Question 4

to have the floor (e.g. in a meeting)

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Das Wort haben

Question 5

to find a fly in the ointment

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ein Haar in der Suppe finden

Question 6

To be at the end of one's rope/tether

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Weder aus noch ein wissen

Question 7

to go back to the drawing board

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Etwas wieder von vorne anfangen

Question 8

to carry coals to Newcastle

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Eulen nach Athen tragen

Question 9

to bite off more than one can chew

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Sich zuviel zumuten

Question 10

to put all one's eggs in one basket

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Alles auf eine Karte setzten

Question 11

to be a number cruncher

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Zahlenjongleur; Zahlenfreak; auch Buchhalter (umgangssprachlich)

Question 12

there's no use crying over spilled/spilt milk

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Was passiert ist, ist passiert

Question 13

to cut one's losses

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Schaden/Verluste begrenzen; einer Sache ein Ende machen

Question 14

to back-pedal

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Einen Rückzieher machen

Question 15

to corner the market

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den Markt beherrschen

Question 16

to be in short supply

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Mangelware sein; knapp sein

Question 17

to come to grips with something

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Etwas anpacken

Question 18

to go belly-up

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Konkurs machen, Bankrott gehen, die Tore dicht machen (Unternehmen o.ä.); auch allgemein: schiefgehen, scheitern

Question 19

to go Dutch

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getrennte Kasse machen

Question 20

to cut corners

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An allen Ecken und Enden sparen

Question 21

to jump out of the frying pan into the fire

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Vom Regen in die Traufe kommen

Question 22

to be a captain of industry

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ein Großindustrieller / Wirtschaftsführer sein

Question 23

to take stock to stocktake

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Inventur machen

Question 24

to send somebody to his/her doom

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Jemanden über die Klinge springen lassen

Question 25

to go down the pan

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den Bach runter gehen

Question 26

to put something on the line

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Wtwas aufs Spiel setzen

Question 27

To be a drop in the bucket

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Ein Tropfen auf dem heißen Stein sein

Question 28

to slash

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Preise senken

Question 29

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

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This is said when you recognize that you should not risk losing something you alreadyhave by trying to get something you think might be better

Question 30

to strike while the iron is hot

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When you have an opportunity to do something, do it before you lose your chance. Bspw: When you have a customer on the phone, strike while the iron is hot by offering special discounts on certain items.

Question 31

it's raining cats and dogs

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Es regnet in Strömen

Question 32

To be as thick as thieves

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Wie Pech und Schwefel zusammenhalten

Question 33

Idioms

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Redewendungen

Question 34

Proverbs

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Sprichwörter

Question 35

to make a killing to make a hay

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einen Riesengewinn machen