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Idiomatic Expressions
Common German idioms for natural speech.
我为你加油
I am keeping my fingers crossed for you
wǒ wèi nǐ jiāyóu
Lit: I press my thumbs for you
与我无关
That is not my problem
yǔ wǒ wúguān
Lit: that is not my beer
背水一战
Now it is do or die
bèishuǐ yīzhàn
Lit: now it is about the sausage
这才是问题的关键
That is the crux of the matter
zhè cái shì wèntí de guānjiàn
Lit: that is where the dog is buried
搬起石头砸自己的脚
To put one's foot in it
bān qǐ shítou zá zìjǐ de jiǎo
Lit: to step into the grease pot
一针见血
To hit the nail on the head
yī zhēn jiàn xuè
一石二鸟
To kill two birds with one stone
yī shí èr niǎo
Lit: to hit two flies with one swat
考验某人
To put someone to the test
kǎoyàn mǒu rén
Lit: to feel someone's tooth
南辕北辙
To be on the wrong track
nán yuán běi zhé
Lit: to be on the wood path
能说会道
To have the gift of the gab
néng shuō huì dào
Lit: not to have fallen on one's mouth
早起的鸟儿有虫吃
The early bird catches the worm
zǎoqǐ de niǎo er yǒu chóng chī
Lit: morning hour has gold in its mouth
天下没有不散的筵席
Everything comes to an end eventually
tiānxià méiyǒu bù sàn de yánxí
Lit: everything has an end, only a sausage has two
