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HANDBOOK
OF

GERMAN IDIOMS
LAMBERT

M. B.

RICHMOND HILL HIGH SCHOOL, NEW YORK CITY

NEW YORK HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY

1910

COPYRIGHT,
BY

1910,

HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY

PREFACE
THIS
that
it

collection of

German idioms

is

presented in the hope

will
it

prove helpful to teachers and students of the language,

and

that

may

contribute in a modest

way toward making

the

sentence rather than the word the unit of treatment in the study

and acquisition
of idioms, the

of the language.

The German language

is full

meaning of which is poorly grasped by the student, because he never becomes liberated from the individual word.

The idioms have been compiled

in large part

from the Muret-

Sanders Encyklopadisches Worterbuch, from the Fliigel-Schmidt-

Tanger Worterbuch der Englischen und Deutschen Sprache, and

from Hetzel's Wie der Deutsche
spricht.

Various considerations

prohibit even an approach to completeness.

siderations forbid the use in most instances of

The same

con-

more than one

English meaning, although

of everyday conversation,

many

of the idioms, especially those

finely

have a variety of

shaded mean-

ings depending

upon the connotation and

intonation.

Only

occasional use has been

made
in

of the vast treasury of proverbs

and popular quotations

arrangement
presents

the language.

The
open

alphabetical

according to key-words, while

to objections,

itself

on the whole as the most practicable.

iii

GERMAN IDIOMS
Ser 21 fagt, mug aurf) 23 fagen. $b (= gefyt ab, gefyen ab).
.

In for a penny, in for a pound.

3anuar
erl)bf)t.

a&

ivb

bie

From

Exit (exeunt). the ist of January the rent will be raised.

@r lommt ab unb
fcfyreibt

311.

(Cf.

(r
(5r

He comes now

and then.

bann unb toann.

luteber).

!am ^in unb

@r
ift

ba^ Slbbtlb

(tjon) feiner

He

is

the very image of his

Gutter.

mother.

@r

ift

abgcbli^t
ber

Grr Brat^ lurj ob,

He He

was rebuffed.
stopped short.
are
still

i^en noc^ auf

They
It

beginners.
heart.

(ant
briirft
ift

mtr ba6
nicfyt

er$ a6,
alter

breaks
best

my

noc^

Don't crow too soon.

He laughs

who laughs
is

last.

ift

etn

Hbcr
ic^

babet.

There

a but in the matter.

o laffe

mi(^ nidjt abfertt*

I will not

be put

off like this.

gen.
d)

gebc mic^ nic^t mit fot^en

have nothing to do with such

people.

33rtef

ift

mtr ab^anbcn ge

have mislaid

(lost)

the

letter.

fommen.
ab^cbt, gibt ntc^t.

The person who

deal.

cuts does not

GERMAN IDIOMS
tft
)

etne n&gefartcrc ^arfje.

l)eute ntdjt

It is a
I

put-up job.

!ann

affommen.

can't get

away

(off) to-day.

llfyr ift

abgelaitfen,

The

clock has Tun down.

will this turn out
off
?

JBte anrb ba3 ablaufctt?

How
Take
!).

Segcu @ie
Sibgemadjt
Sftonb
ift

gefcilUgft ab
!

your things.

(Cf

0^
ab,

Done.

ntmmt

Agreed. The moon is on the wane.

gegen

bte 5lBrebc

That

is

contrary to our agree-

ment.
tefe

2Baren finben etnen guten

ift

ntc^t

These goods meet with a brisk demand. There is no telling where it

will end.

(5te fte^t if)tn attee

an ben

9lit*

She anticipates

his every wish.

gen

aft.

(Sie fefjen
at..

auf ^ompttmente

You

are

fishing

for

compli-

ments.
in ber 5lbfi^t r urn gn

(Sr

fommt
(ernen.

He comes

with the intention of

learning.

f^ciftc it)n

mtt (eeren

He

was

put

off

with

fine

ten

aft.

speeches.
if)tn

lann

Xalent

ntd)t

Nobody can deny

his talent.

2Btr merben 3fynen etnen lurgen

33efndj abftattciu

We

shall

pay you a brief

visit.

2Str ntad)cn etnen ffeinen 9lb=

fterfjer

We

are

making a
...

little

side-

d)en

(Cf. 2Sir ntanao^ . etnen 2luf(ug auf ba^

.
.

trip to

8anb).

tmc

ifj

He was
an ben gingern

dismissed without cer-

fa'Bt ftc^

emony. That is clear as day.

GERMAN IDIOMS
@r
ferric 2lrf)

ib adjt,

tmb twS id)

SBelj.

He made

a great outcry.
I tell

bir fage!

92imm

bid) in ad)t!
arfjt

Mark what Look out.

you.

eute iiber
nacfyten.

age

ift

This day week

is

Christmas.

@te
($3

fyaben ifnn gur 9lbcr ge faff en.

tft

They have bled him.

feine

gute 9lbcr

an

ifym.

He

is

absolutely worthless.

(Cf.

(3

ift

letn gnteS
!ein guter

aar

an i^m. ($3 ift ben an ifyrn).

gas

Gr

i)at fid)

einen 2iffen gelauft.

(Sr ftet)t fic^ ntd)t mel)r a^nUrf).

He He

has a jag on.

is

not like the same person.

is

^)ie
(Sr

^uppe (gutter)

ift

a He,

There

no more soup
very
early

(butter).
in

lam

in ofler grile,

He came
morning.
(Cf.
ift

the

ift ift

mir

afleS

ein.
!Da

@d
mir

It is all

the

same

to

me.

mir

einerlet.

SSurft).
ift

atterlteBft
nicf)t?

She

is

most charming.
?

motten alfo
bteibt

You

won't, eh

betm

5tlten.

Things remain as they were.

fiefjt

i^m

fein 3Uter nicfyt

He

does not look his age.

is in

an.
ift

im

fd)onften 5l(tcr,

(Cf.

He

his best years.

8te

finb nod) in

3^ren

beften

alters toar ba$ anber$.

In olden times

it

was

different.
lie.

Sim
T)a3

tnentgften follte
tt)a

man

(iigen.

Least of

all

should one

Xne,

beine
nid)t

Slmtc

ift.

ift

meine

Slmte.

your duty. That is no concern of mine.

Do

33on je^tatt

mn^ e3 anber3 ge^en.

an.

From

banbelt

this day forth things must go differently. There is a love affair begin-

ning.

GERMAN IDIOMS
fyat
fid)

etnen 23aren angc=

He
He

has run into debt.

blunt (gruff).
it

fcunbetu
QIC ift fur^ attgefmttben.
is

(SinS in3 anbere geredjnet, madjt

All together

amounts

to ten

marks.
Unter anbcrcm fagte er. tc famen etner um benauberen.

Among
Do

They came one

other things he said. after another.

2$aS bu
tu',

nicfyt ttrillft,
fi'tg'

ba$

man

btr

ba^

aud) feinem an=

unto others as you would have them do unto you.

bern gu.
(^ ntc^t aitbertu

It can't

^ene ^Dtnge finb nt

1

There
It

is

be helped. no use crying over

anbertu
ab,

spilt milk.

(Sa^e lief anberS emartet.

tft

turned out differently from

what
It's

I expected.

nun etnmaCm^t

so and cannot be helped.

(9?un etnmat gives force of

last four words].
(gr fyat ftc^
(5r
ift

befonnen. te^t tuo anberg.

onbcr

He He
I

has changed his mind. is somewhere else now.

disgusted with this. talked to him like a Dutch

efdt mtc^ an,

am

^r

tfyn

ge^rig an
etnen 9ln*
foil.

He
I

uncle.
f)

tt)et

ntdjt,

do not know how

shall I

to begin.

fang marfjen
fo((
tcf)

cnfangett

What
I

do

lann nut

can do nothing with him.

is

ineig nirf)t, too

man

ifyn

an*

He

a difficult

man

to deal

faffcn fofl.

with.
nicfyt

a
)er

bicfy

ba$

anferfjten

Don't mind

that.
in.

(agt

ftcfy

nicfyt

fo (eicfyt an=

He

is

not so easily taken

fitljretu

GERMAN IDIOMS
Crr

gi&t

fidj fiir

etnen 2lr$t an.

fid)

He

claims to be a physician.

(Cf. (5r

gtbt

fitr

etnen

Xtdjter an3).
)a

2a3

(Cf. gdjt mtcf) nidjts art* befiimmert bid) ba$?).

That
I

is

none

of

my

business.

DOftr ftrirb

angft

um

il)n.

begin to tremble for him.

Sarum
(Sr fjalt

tyaltft

bu an?
20fribd)en an.

um
tittf

ba3
fyat

Why are you stopping? He is proposing to the girl.

The
play proved a failure.
arrived on the 5 o'clock

toenig 5lnllang

gefunben. fam mit bent 5=Ut

He He He

train.

@r fommt gut

an,

is

Xa

ift

er fdjtec^t

angelommcn.
(Cf.

succeeding well. has met with a fine recep-

tion (iron.).

@ fommt

barauf an.

3c

That depends.
It all

nac^ ben Itmftanben).

@ fommt nur anf @te an. @ fott mir auf eine ^(einigfeit
nic^t

I shall

depends upon you. not stand on a trifle.

it?

anfommen.
Will you risk

SKoden @ic e6 barauf anf ommcn

laffen?
(5r

gab 3lnlaft

jum

Xabet.

He He
It

laid himself

open
his

to criti-

cism.
(5r ^at fetn

etb gut

angclcgt

has invested

money

well.
(S

inar barauf angelegt r

retgen.

nticf)

gu

was intended

to

anger me.

Crr

ma^t fid) ^u uiel an. 5lngcnommcn e^ fei tualjr. )trb i^m a(^ etn Jester (5$
r

He
an=

presumes too much. Supposing it to be true.

It is

charged against him as a

gcrc^nct.

mistake.
te

!Da ^aben
gcrt^tct!

n)a^

@t^8ne

an

pretty mess you have made

of itl

GERMAN IDIOMS
3d)
tntr fdjon

angc*

had already provided myself

with everything.

Der

unb

fdjtagt an,

(Sic fdjlagen ba3 gu fyod) an.

)a$ fyat angcfdjlagett.
(Sr ift bet fetnen

The dog begins to bark. You rate this too high.

$orgefeten gut
anfeljctt.

He
I

That proved effectual. is well spoken of by

periors.

his su-

angefdjriefoen.
-3d)

fann e$ ifym

can

tell (it)

from his looks.

it

r ftcf)t eg alS

feme 'pflidjt an.

@r Ox

tft fefyr

angefefjen.

gibt fid)

em

3lnfeljen.

He He He

considers
is

his duty.

highly respected. puts on airs.

is

ott gift fern

5lnfc^eu ber

God

no respecter
figure

of persons.

At what
ftitd

do you hold

this

an?

lot?

3Wcffcr fe^t

am
oerfd)tebener

The
I

$dj bin ntdjt

Daritber fann
$inftdjt fein.

man

is getting rusty. not of your opinion. That is a matter of opinion.

knife

am

^affen Sie anf^annen

<5r

Have

the carriage ready.

mad)t groge

5lnt>rii(^c*

@r mac^t
Ste
1)a
l)at

5lnfpru(^ auf afleS.

He makes He claims

great pretensions.
everything.

fetnen 5lnftanb.

ftdjt tnir nid)t an.

fte^t
e

She has no breeding. I do not like this.

This coat
fits

liefer 9?o<f
-3d) fteije
(5r
tft

^ijnen gut an.

ju tun.

an r

I hesitate to

you well. do it.

in

in

einem ^3anf^aufe angc=

bu mieber angcftcttt ?

He

is

employed

a bank.

f)aft

What have you been up

again
?

to

[so stupid.
fool.

bid) ntd)t fo

bumnt an

Don't act the

Don't be

fttmmt imnter tDteber

?eier an.

bie alte

He

is

always harping on the

string.

(Cf

ift

tmmer

same old

tDieber bie a(te Sctcr).

GERMAN IDIOMS
(5r fyat 9lnfto#

genommen.
!

He was
I

offended.

Stolen
3)en

<3ie

on

Clink glasses.
id)

ag frmrfje

rot

im $a*

will

make

this

a red-letter

(enber an.
)er flehte
)rucf ftrengt bie 2ln*

day.

Small print
eyes.

is

trying to

the

gen

rut,

(gr gibt fid)

ftrtdj.

einen gelefyrten 5ln

He

assumes a learned

air.

3d)

irmjj tnir

ett)a(t

antnn.

It costs

$nn Sir

(Sic

mir ba

nid)t

on

Spare

me a hard struggle. me this humiliation.

finb auf

ein 3immer ange*

an

We

are limited to one room.

twefen,

Bidjen @ie

fid) fdjnell
fcillt

Dress quickly.

nidjt meit

Dom

He
He Go No

is

a chip of the old block.

mid) in ben
e
tt

sent

me on

a fool's errand.

an

bie

9lrktt

to work.

mad)t ba3 ^eben fitg. ift benn bod) ^u arg

5(rgfte

sweet without sweat.

is

That

going too
is

far.

fommt

nod),

The worst

yet to

come.

(Sr ^at fid) bariiber gcargcrt,

Sir

tt)ot(en ifym

unter bie 5lrmc

put out about it. Let us lend him a hand.

He was

greifen,

5lrmnt fc^anbet nid)t, @r ift au$ ber 9lrt gef^tagen.

ie

It is

no disgrace

to be poor.

He

is

an unworthy scion.

fingt,
ift

ba

eine 5lrt

fyat.

fo feine 2lrt,

33dget Don berfelben 5lrt fatten

She sings wonderfully well. That's his way. Birds of a feather flock
gether.

to-

gufammen.
(5r
ift

oten @te

au^er 5ltcm. tief 5ltcm

;

He
!

is

out of breath.

Draw
id) auc^'.

(Sr ift ein T)eutfd)er

(5r gel)t ntd)t

id)

anr^' nid)t.

He He

is

a deep breath. a German so

;

am

I.

*
I.

is

not going; neither

am

8
ie

GERMAN IDIOMS
and)' fyter?

Are you here too?

Is
it

3ft e$ cud) fo? a[t bu ben 23rtef ben?

really so?

aurf)

abgege*

Are you sure you delivered the

letter?

SBenn

er

aud) nod) fo gro$

tft,

No

matter

how big he

is, I

will

id) ftrafe tfyn bod).

punish him anyhow.

2Bte bent aud) fetn tnag.

However
as
it

that

may

be.

Be

that

)l)ne

audj nur gn frag en.

,,te fyaben
fyier."

em

fd)b'ne$

@an$
genug

may. Without so much as asking. "You have a beautiful house

here."
" It

($

fyat

and)

ought to be,
at the ball.

it

gefoftet."

cost enough."

Sftetne @d)tt)efter tear aiif

bem

My

sister

was

SKarten @ie auf mid)!

5luf nteiner ll^r
!)abe
tft

Wait
nenn
Uf)r.

for me.

e^

It is nine o'clock
I

by

my

watch.

ba^ 3^ mmer au f

have rented the room for four

weeks.

SKodjen gemietet.
ge^t auf D^eifen.

He

is

going on a

trip.

!am
an.
gel)t

um em 33ierte( au
auf newt.
bte 9fttnnte.
33itte.

I arrived at

quarter after nine.

It is

going on nine.

!am auf
fy

He came
I

on the minute.

ging auf feme

went

at his request.
this called in

c^

)entfrf)? I)et6t ba^ auf merbe auf jeben gall ntor*

What
I

is

German?
all

will leave

to-morrow at

gen abreifen.
Ijat

events.

ntc^t^ auf fi^.

t)on

en (Sie

unten auf !

!(etn auf trar er frtinflid).

That is of no consequence. Count from the bottom up. He was sickly from childhood.

Xur
(5r ge^t

ift

auf.

The door

ftrtfa auf!

Come
(Garten auf unb ab.

is open. on! Courage!

im

He

is

walking back and forth

garden.

in the

GERMAN IDIOMS
Crr

ging bergauf, bergab.

Grr nwl)(te

auf

eratett)of)(.

He went up hill and down dale. He chose at random.

The
teacher has given us an
exercise.

28ir fyaben ein (S^ercitiutn auf*

fcefammetu
Grr bietet olle fetne

$rafte auf.

He

is

doing his utmost.

will

Or

lajH fid) afleS aufbiubeu.

Anything
him.

go down with

fotube

einetn anbern nuf!

Tell that to the marines.

(Cf.

)a$ utadjen

@te anbern
clb

SKte

fott

man

ba^

baju

How

are

we

to raise the
?

money

aufbrtngen ?

for this purpose

Sr

ift (etd)t

aufeufcrtngetu

Ser Ijat btefe 9Wobc aufgcbradjt?

ift mir aufgefatten. faffen meine 2Borte

He is easily angered. Who introduced this fashion ?

Ten minutes
for refreshments.

That attracted
fa(fd)

my

attention.

ie

You

auf.

put a wrong construction on my words.

!Darf

id)

@ic aufforbcrn, mein

May

grdutein?
<gr fii^rt

I have the pleasure of the next dance with you, Miss X?

p^

fc^te^t auf.

an

ma^t feme Slufgabcu. aben (Sic bie ^Briefe aufgcgc*

leu?
mir
etn Cidjt auf*
ir l^eute

behaves badly. John is doing his home-work.

He

Did you mail the

letters

Now
What
Stop.
auf.

understand.

I see.
?

auf?

Qfy

alte mic^

im greien

the lesson for to-day I keep in the open air.

is

dr auf!

3^

^)afjort atteS auf! bin ntc^t ba$n aufgelegt.

That's the

limit.

I am not

in the

humor

for

it.

@tc
tottt

bie

itr

auf

Open

the door.

<Sie baranf

aufmerlfam

mac^en, bag ...

I wish to call your attention to the fact, that ...

10
nefyme uefyme

GERMAN IDIOMS
fitr

(rnft auf.

I
I

take

mtt iljm auf.

<Sie
fo auf ?

am

it seriously. his match.

1

Attention

2Barum regen

(id)

Why

do you

(let
?

yourself) get

so excited

man

mufe nie auffefjiefceu, fyente tun !ann.

tt>a$

Never put off till to-morrow what can be done to-day.

Scfylagen

@ie ba3 33ud) auf Sdjrctfcen @te ba3 auf!

)a3 ttrirb 5luffefjen

Open

the book.

Make
That

a note of that.
will

mac^en.
fic^
friif)

make
bird

a sensation.

2Benn man
gen
tDtll,

etn?a

oor

brin=

The

early

catches

the

mu man

auf=

worm.
There
is

emitter ftetgt auf,

a storm brewing.

tun @te ben !3)htnb ntc^t

Why
He

don't
?

you open

your

auf?
Urffen luirb aufgetrageu,
(5r tritt ate

mouth
Dinner
gauft auf.
id)

is

being served.
I

appears as Faust.

SBomit !ann
tcu?
(ir tueubct
)ie

3^ nen

ttwftfdr*

What can

do

for

you

ade feine ^rafte an.

He

strains every nerve.

ie

^d)nb(abe mitt nid)t anf. jte^en ba^ ^inb auf.

I can't get the

drawer open.

They

sic^t bte Uf)r auf.

ma^te groe

5lugcn.

He He

are bringing up the child. is winding up the clock.

opened
of

his eyes in aston-

ishment.

mir an$ ben 5lugcn.

e

Get out

my

sight.

iibertegten bie

@ad)e unter

They considered
private.

the matter in

m'er 5lugcn.
tft

an
tft

ber <Sd)toei$.
ifjm

He

au

gemorben?

What has become

It is all

comes from Switzerland. of him ?

up with him.
has gone out to-day.

tft tft

au

mit

ifym.

^eute

au.

He

GERMAN IDIOMS
tft

11

aii&
au3.

The

light is out.
is

)te

<Sd)uie

tft

School

over.
sits

)a fi^t er iafyrauS, jafyretn.

There he
end

from one year's

to the other.

(t

fcleifct

(ange au$.
ftcfyer

He
The

is

long in coming.

$d) toerbe

nid)t auSbletfcen.

I will

come without

fail.

geuer brad) in ber (Sd)eune

fire

originated in the barn.

into tears.

@tc
"""""

ferarf)

in

@te

tft

etn

Xranen 5lubunb

au3.
ber (Sdjdn-

She burst
She
is

a paragon of beauty.

f)ett.

(Sr fcrihft fid) gelcinfig

au.

He
It

has a ready flow of lan-

-""

<5^ fiel gut au3.

guage. turned out well.

2Bte fdnnen

lt)tr

ba^ au^jtnbig

How

can we find

this out

madjen?
SBtr madjett etnen 5luftug auf

We

are

making a

trip into the

ba

8anb.

(Cf. 2Btr

madjen
nad)

country,

emeu

fleinen

9lfcfterf)er

(ir gibt fic^

fitr

etnen T)id)ter
gibt
fid)

He

styles himself a poet.

au* emeu

(Cf.

(Sr

fitr

5lr^t an),

^^^
T)te

geuer gc^t an, ebu(b mtr an*

The

fire is

going out.
falling out.

^^t

I lose all patience.

aare ge^en

)iefe

garbe

an. gefjt au.

The
(Cf.

hair

is

This color fades.

)tefe

~* ^)a
-

garbe fjalt ntcftt). lann unmdgttc^ gut au=

e$

It will

come

to

no good. no longer.

geljetu
-3c^
""

lann

nto^t

met)r

an=

can stand

it

^amttlanntcf)ntd)tanfomnteiu

can not get along with so

little.

12

GERMAN IDIOMS
lann nut tljm
fommeit.
mitffen mid) nt

There
him.

is

no getting along with

fun of me.

Do
au.

not

make
that.

legcn ba8

iibel

You

put

a bad construction

upon
fyat
)

e(b fitr mid) auSgelegt.

fyabe b

mad)t ni
tnogen

has paid out money for me. I put out the light. That makes no difference.

He

@ie mttetnanber

You may

settle

that

among

yourselves.
It is settled.
ift

erne

t)on ber

That

is

an exception to the
a poor appearance.

rule.

ntmmt
tne

fic

He makes
unb mid)
I
I

ncljmc btc^ ebulb rci^t

au,

except you and myself. am out of patience.

He
^tnten

accomplished nothing.
horse kicks.
trees are budding.
well.*
it.

23aume
ftc^t
fte^t

fc^lagen

au,

The The

gut

au&
ntcfyt

mtr

banad^

He He

looks

doesn't look like

to.

He

is

not likely

don't expect

him
bet
fteljt

to.

How
Setter

nac^ fdjdnem

are matters with you? It looks like good weather.

ift

auger auger
fie^.
f)r

ift

auger fte

(Cf.

He is out of danger. He is beside himself. Do your utmost.

toerbe

mein

tun).
ift nicfytS

There

is

nothing to be said

against that.

GERMAN IDIOMS
ift

13

nid)t

He
I

is

intolerable.

toeis

ba$

know

that

I (will)

by heart. move.
off

Me

am

taking

my

gloves.

@ic

ift

ber pbfdjefte
)orfe.

23a<fftfrf)

im gan^en
3d)
l)ab>

ifym'S

$ab
;

gefegnet.
1.

She is the prettiest miss whole village. I gave it to him good.

.

in the

(Cf.

Wilhelm

Tell,

97
t^m'

Itnb mit ber

Sljrt t)ab

tc^

^ab
Ste

gefegnet).

<gr brtd)t ftc^

S5an.

balb ge^en @tc ?

ic^

He is making his way. How soon are you going?

I

S3alb toare

gefallen.

ift fcalb getan.

btcfc, 5a(b jeneS.

balbtgc^ 3Bieberfe()en urn balbigftc ^lnttt)ort
!

bttte

came near falling. That is easily done. First one thing, then another. I hope we may soon meet again. The favor of an early answer
is

requested.
it.

ift

Bangc baDor.
ntd)t auf bte

dread

muffen @ie

You must
off.

not keep putting

it

lartge Sanf fc^ieben. ^at mit 40 ^rogent Sanfe=

He
I

rott

gemadjt
bare

went bankrupt and paid forty cents on the dollar.

beja^Ie ftctt Bar,

miiffen ba

nic^t fitr

You must

always pay cash. not take that for

gospel truth.
are you muttering about?
trifles.

ne^men.

brummft

bit

in ben
be

What

ftreiten fid)

um
!

They are disputing about

Enough
it.
!

9
Unb bamit
bafta

And

that's

an end of

14
>u lannft

GERMAN IDIOMS
auf
ifyn

&auetu

You can
bte

rely

on him.

60
(5$

fragt
ift

man

bie

$auern au3.
baft

bafiir

geforgt,

Don't be so inquisitive. Every one has his limitations.

Saume
tt>ad)fen.

nidjt in ben

immef
All in
all.

Qn

2$aufdj

nnb 23ogen.
ficfy

On

the whole.

(r kbadjte
foil

eineS 33efferen.

He

changed

his

mind.
it.

He

thought better of
bag fcebeuten?
(Cf.

What do you mean by

It is of

that?

foil
fyat

ba$ ^ciftcn

?).

nid)t^ gu icbcwtcn.

no consequence. on you?

No

matter.
fd)on bebicnt ?
33itte,

Is any one waiting

icbiencn @ie

fid)

n JBefc^ (err

lieutenant)

Please help yourself. (A military form used in an-

swering the summons or

ceiving the orders of an

re-

officer.

In our

service a simple sahtte usually takes the place of it).

Bef c^cn
<Sie tjaben

ie

What can
I

mir nid)t^ gu fcef

e^

I do for you? not your servant. take no orders from you.

am

I'll

fte^t

mit

How

is

your health?

finben? (Cf. 2Bte ftet)t e^ mit 3t)rer efmtbf)eit?).

3n)ifd)en ben genftern Beftnbet
fid)

There

is

a door between the

eine Xiir.

windows.
fid)?

bcftnbcn

@ie

(Cf.

How
do?

are you?

How

do you

e^t eg ?),

@r @r

ift fetjr

fcegafct

Begirt fi^ an
ftaren

ber @tabt.

He He

is

very gifted.

leaves town.

im

SBegnffe

We

were about to leave (town).

reifen.

GERMAN IDIOMS
(ott)
$d)
fyabe fein

15

God
etb
fcei

mtr.

forbid. Never. No, no. have no money about me.

lives at
is

@r
(5r

ttjoimt bet
ift

mir.

fdjon giemlid) bet

gefyen

3^cn.
ttrir

He He

my

house.

pretty well along in years.

Set gutem Setter

33Ietbe

au$.
(Cf.

bet

ber

ad)e!

In fine weather we go out. Stick to the point.

Sarum
ber

bletben (Ste nidjt bet

tange ?).
nidjt bei (Sttmett.

(r

tft

He
er=

is

not in his right senses.

are
lost

S3et fotc^en

Seuten

ift

afleS

All

efforts

on such

people.
in, Bet 8etbe ntt^t
!

iU !ein
tft tttdjt

t?on

beibem.

Don't you dare to. do not wish either.

ift

betjufommett. gut ouf ben Semen, (Cf gut ju

You
.

can't get at him.

He

is

a good walker.
start.

ie tft ni(i)t

&^).

ir

fyaben

i^m

luieber ouf bte

We
He

gave him a fresh

tripped

Seine ge^olfen. ^r ^at mtr ein Setn

Sluf
cittern

gefteflt.

me

up.

Seine

tft

nidjt gut

Have another

(a second drink).

ftefjen.

3.

SeifrieO* Seif^iele oerberben

(pm

gute

bitten,
adjett
ie mtcf)

For example. Evil communications corrupt good manners.

Introduce

mit i^m be*

me

to him.

fannt,
lotrb tt)tn toofyl

befommen*

That

will

agree with him.

3Btettel betoutmt ein gitfjrer ben

How much does a guide charge

a day?

befitmmert birf)ba3? (Cf.

e^t mid) nicf)t$ an).

What business

is

that of yours?

befitmntert

ftc^

gar nidjt

um

He

does not care a rap about

me.

16
33ringen @ie
33utterbrot
)iefe
!

GERMAN IDIOMS
mir ein fcdegteS
befegt

Bring

me

a sandwich.

(Sifce

finb

(Cf.

These

seats are taken (engaged,

for).

)iefe

@t^e
efcett

finb Bcfe^t).
(Sie ?

spoken

bclicbt ?

What is your pleasure ? What did you say ? I beg your

pardon
?

(gie

fidj gefaliigft fyier=

Please step this way.

Jftacfan

@ie

fid)

bcquem

Make

yourself at home.
fled.

@r

ift

iiber atte

$erge.

He
I
!

has

toeijs fyier
ift

nid)t SBefcfaib.

eine fd)b'ne Sefd)erung

)a$
ift

a stranger here, This is a pretty mess.

am

Now

(Cf.

eine

fcfyb'ne <$e*

we
These
I will

are in for

it.

)iefe

<St^e

finb

bcfe^t,

(Cf.

seats are taken (occu-

jDtefe @i^e finb Bclcgt). 3d) ne^me ben erften fceftetu

pied).

take the

first

one that

)ie

fatten
fef)f

il)n

gnm

Bcftcn.

en <Sie ntio^ i!)m bcftcu^.

afen.

comes along. They are making sport of him. Give him my best regards.

2Baffer beftdjt ait^ jtcei

Water
So

is

composed

of

two

nn$
:.

tctrifft,

mir bleiben

gases. far as
will

we

are

concerned,

we
33etnerfung
bcjtefyt
fid)

remain here.

This remark does not refer to

him.
Stay here until to-morrow.
I

nid)t auf i^n.

bleiben <Sie ^ier b\$ morgen.

23 is

morgen

cibenb bin id) fertig.

shall

finish

by to-morrow

>tr

gefan bi

^3ot^bam.

We

evening. are going as far as Pots-

folgten

neun

bi

jeljn better.

dam. Nine or ten horsemen followed.

GERMAN IDIOMS
finb alle fyier bt

17
all

auf einen.

They

are

here but one.

ftedt 6t3 itber bte Ojrett in

He
You

is

over head and ears in

debt.
ftnb ein
friif).

are rather early.

Please.
23itte
fef)r!

((g*

ift

gent ge*

Don't mention
welcome).
If

it.

(You are

fcfjefjen).

2Benn

id)

Bitten barf.

you please.
has made a fool of himself.
hasn't the faintest conception of it.
calls a

(Sr fyat fid) fclamtert*

@r

fyat leine fclaffe Slfynung ba*

He He
He

tion.

nintntt !ein S3Iatt ftor ben

(Cf.

spade a spade.

(r

rebet

con

ber fieber toeg.

(5r tt>tU gleic^

mit ber
(5r

iir

in^

gau
Seuten

fallen).

mac^t ben blaucu X>nnt

e
g

einen

He

is

humbugging the

people.

t)or.

Stay to dinner.
7
elb ?

bon 9

bletfct 2.

from 9 leaves
the
it.

2.

9Bo Mei6t mein

Where does

money go

@r

bleiBt babei. Bleibt

He

sticks to

babet

It is

agreed.

The agreement
[it.

stands.
^affen @tc ba
!Dtc Ul)r
id)'

BleiBen

Let that alone.

Don't you do
stopped.
father.

ift fteljen

The watch has

I only

l)abe

beinen 33ater ge*

beinen 23ater ge*

saw ycur

fel)en.

^ ^abe B(o

saw only your

is

father.

fe^en. ift ein jungeS Slut.

She

miiffen

un

nicf)t

in

od&
)8rfer.

We

an innocent young thing. must not let ourselves be

off.

rn jagen laffen.
finb

scared

mtr Bo^mtf^c
ift

That

is all

Greek

to me.

(Cf. U)a*

f^anif^ fiirmidj).

18

GERMAN IDIOMS
ift

feme S5o^ne

toert.

<5r I)at erne gefpicfte SBiirfe.

He

wouldn't give a fig for it. has a well-filled purse.

33ift

bu

fcofe

auf mid) ?
fciife*

@r

meittt eS nidjt
fjat

Are you angry with me ? His intentions are all right.

Set

in S3ranb ge=

Who set
I

the house on

fire

fyatte

ba$ gletfd) gern

fyalb

would
rare.

like (to

have) the meat

gcbraten*
ift fcrati

Don

.$l)nen.

It is

ie

5lugen

very good of you. His eyes grow dim.

dying.

He

is

!Der 9^t(^ter 6radj ben (Stab iiber

The judge sentenced him

death.

to

lebt

in

@au unb

He

lives a

merry

life.

(Cf. (5r tebt n?ie unfer

gott in granfreid)).

ge^t
'

um bie @ad)e, bie um ben fyeigen Srct,

ftrie
!

He

goes about

it

gingerly.

bic^ nic^t 311 fcreit

ift

None

of your airs.

meit unb Brett befannt.

He

is

known

far
?

and wide.

Where's the
benn ?
^at ein Srett
(Cf.
t)or

fire

What's your hurry

bem

He

is

stupid.

@r

ift

tjernagelt).

Take the book

(Cf
.

to him.
?

What's the news

fcrtnge

id)

Sfynen

(Cf

Your

health.

)iefer

ele{)rte

fann fein
e8 ntd)t

This scholar can not

learning.

utilize his

fen ntdjt
gen,

an ben 9ftann

(Cf. (5r fann

an ben SJlann bringen).

GERMAN IDIOMS
)tefer

19
will not get

jttnge

Oftann Brhtgt e$

This young man

along.

ntdjt toett.
(5r

(5r tft

Brtngt mid) inn afte3. (Cf. urn fein gan^eS $er*

He

is

causing

me

to

lose

everything.

mogen gcfommcn).
@r
Gr
Bradjte fein

eben

bi

auf 80

He

lived to be

80 years
suicide.

old.

fyat fid)

unt

l^eben geBrae^t
fid)

He committed

(Cf. (gr gab

tat fid) ein
tft

ben
an).

ob*

(5r

etb

Unter

SMbern 20
Bunt

9)?arf

This

is

a bargain at 20 marks,

ttjert.

tft

bod) jn

That

is

going too

far.

3ft

err ft. ba ?

(Cf. 3ft

>err

Is

Mr. N.

in

ba

Molten
3Ba^

ba fudjet, ber ftnbet. <Ste aud) ba6et fein ?

tft

No He

Nothing of the sort

that seeketh findeth.
? ?

Will you be one of us

benn

bafcct

What harm can

I consider

it

do

t^n bafiir. <Smb @ie bafitr ?

fyalte

3(5

him

so.
it ?

Are you
I

in favor of

lann nta^t^ bafitr* en @te bagcgett ?

bin bagegem tft e^ mtt t^nt gelommen.

can not help it. What have you against

I

it ?

am opposed
with him.

to

it.

It

has come to such a pass

is

tft

ettt>a3

ba^tntcr.

There
this.

something behind

all

tootfen

ie

bamtt fagen?
er.

Unb bamtt

ging

What do you mean by that And with that he went.

If

20
giiten @tc
fallen!
fid),

GERMAN IDIOMS
bamtt
(gte nidjt

Beware

lest

you

fall.

Der

Slr^t Ijat tl)n nrieber auf

ben

The
I

physician has set him on

gebradjt
frage
nd:)

his feet again.

id) nidjt fo' triel.

tft

don't care a straw for that.

is

bU(tg, aber e$

This cloth
quality the price.
is

iff and) banad).

in

cheap, but the keeping with

(5$

fiefyt

ntd)t banad) an8.

It doesn't look like

!

it.

ott fei

$anf

(gdjonen (beften) Battle f^on!

Thank God Thank you (very much). Thank you (very much). " Have some more cake
"

"

ft^reibt

bann

nnb

tt)ann,

He

No, thank you." writes now and then.

(Cf. (5r fommt ab unb fam ^tn nnb it>teber). d) jtoetfle nid)t barom

gn.

(5r

I
I

do not doubt

it.

{jabe id) nidjt c^ebad)t.

never thought of that.

ntiiffen nrir alfe

baran.

5Barnm ge^en
!Dn mnfft
bic^

<Sie ntd)t

bran ?

We must all die some time. Why don't you go at it

?

bran fatten.

You must keep

best).

at

it

(do your

SBer fonwtt bran ?

Whose
(Cf.
)ie

turn

is it ?

3e^t bin
9tei^e

id)
tft

bran.

It is

my

turn now.

an

mir.

^e^t

lammt e$ an bi(^), @r ift iefct bran.

nid)t, n)ie ic^

He
bran
bin.
I

is

at

it

now

(the work).

do not know what

of
it.

to think

2Bte ftnb

@ie mit

tt)nt

bran ?

(3

tft

ntd)t$ bran.

How do you stand with him ? There is nothing (no truth) in

it.

GERMAN IDIOMS
($
(r
(5r

21

tiegt tntr titel

brou.

It is

a.

matter of great impor-

tance to me.
tft itbel

bran*

war

nafye

bran

p fterben.
barauf.

@r @r

beftefyt
tft ftolj

barauf.
barauf.
fcfyon

He is in a bad way. He came near dying. He insists on it. He is proud of it.

I

3d) freue mid)

3d) gebe
fciel

look forward to
sure.

it

with plea-

barauf.

It is of

great consequence to

me. 3d) bin batauf gefagt.

$>arauf SWcinc
tooflte id) fyinauS.

am

prepared for

it.

anb barauf! Sdjtogen @tc etn !).

oiel

(Cf.

That's what I was aiming at. There's my hand on it. We'll

shake hands on

it.

(r (dt
Sftein

brauf ge^en,
tft

He

spends a great deal.

unb

tntr brauf ge*

My
The

dog died

(for

me).
it.

gangen.

@r ging brauf Io. g barauf lam

rtd)t.
tt)irb

He made
bie

a dash for

following

day the news

be.

came.

That cannot
don't.
I care

No,

you

mtr n(
fann
ttjerben.
ie

ntc^t

ftug

barauS

nothing about it. cannot make head or

it.

tail

of
fit^

mitffen

barciu finben.

You must
to
it.

try to get reconciled

igr

gab ba nod) oben brent. 9Ber tft baritt ?

irren

He gave this Who is in

?

into the bargain.

^artu

@ie

fid).

3d) bin
(5

frol) bariiber*

You are mistaken I am glad of it.

I

in that.

3d) bin barubcr ^inau.

ift

am

above such things.

already a quarter past.

fdjon etn iBiertel

It is

22
)a gef)t'3

GERMAN IDIOMS
brunter unb brii&er.

Every thing is topsy-turvy there.

(r

tfleij}

barunu
!

He knows
So be
it,

of

it.

(3
@ic

fei

barum

then.

finb barwtter.
ift

They

are

among
all

the number.
that before.
I.
it.

alleS fdjon bagcmefen.

We
He

have had
is

ift

franf ;

ba

bin

id)
!

aud).

sick; so

am
!

bu e$
fid)

ja nicfyt tuft

Mind you

don't do

ott

erbarme

God be

merciful

u bauerft mid).
fjat
fie

I pity you.

unter
fyat

(Cf.

@ie

bem Saumetu i^n unter bem

He

has her under his thumb.

^abe
ftnb

id)

bation ?

What do

get by

it ?

glMlid) batongcfom

men.
nid)t
ift

You had
fommen.
unb noc^ ein
It er

baju gefommen?
(fel

a lucky escape. won't go as far as that. How did he come by it?

ift

ein

He

is

an ass and a big one at

grower baju.
ftrede mid) nad) ber

that.
I cut

my
are

coat according to

my
to-

cloth.
fpielen unter einer

They

hand and glove

!

mat
benfeit

einer

gether. Just think

What
8tunbe
It

are you thinking of?

at

You

are entirely mistaken.

(S3
ift

gu bcr unb ber

happened
an hour.

such and such

has, the

gefd)el)en.

3e
T)a

met)r

rt)ill

man fyar, man fyaben.

id)

befto

me^r

The more one

one wants.

more

mar einmar
bient

beutfd) gerebet!
btetten ?

That was

Somit f ann

3fynen

What can

plain talking. I do for you?

it?

eg?

What's the good of

GERMAN IDIOMS
)amit
(gte
ift ift

23

mir

nid)t

gebtent

guter Singe.

@3

gefyt nid)t

mit redden Shtgen

That will never do for me. She is in good spirits. There's crooked work here. There is something mysterious about
it.

gutert

$utge

firtb brei.

Three
I

3d) bin tmeber

id)

gefuttb, bod)

mug

am

a good number. well again, but I must

is

mid)

fefjr

in ad)t nefymerL
!

take good care of myself.

$ommen @te
ie nriffen

bod)

Do
ift

come.
(I suppose) that he gone, don't you
1

bo(^ f bag er fort

You know
is

rr

$Biffen

benn

nirfjt?"

"Don't you know

indeed."

it?"

"Yes,

"Tell me, won't you?"

certainly not."

"No,

(r
(gr

ift

tnir ein
nicf)t

^otn im

5luge.

lann

bis brei gd

He He

is

a thorn in

my

flesh.

doesn't

know B from

bull's foot.

bi^

um Me

(Scfe

Take a sneak around Vamoose ner.

1

the cor-

ftefye
.

mit i^m auf 2>u wib

am on
him.

familiar

terms with

ift

That is stuff and nonsense. Even the gods fight in vairj

against stupidity.
1.

ter

felbft tjergebenS.

frau von Orleans,

Grr f)at bie

2319),
bitrrfi

gcmje ^ac|t

ge^

He
Is
it

wrote

the

whole

night

fdjrieben.

through.

[me

to

come
in

3Jiug
te

id)

burdjau^ Jommen ?

absolutely necessary for

wollte

bur^aug

nid)t nad)*

She would not yield

least.

the

geben.
(gr
ift

bur^gcfiranttt,

(Cf. (ir

He

skipped.

ma^te

ft^

au^ bem SfattBe.

genommen).

24

GERMAN IDIOMS
ift

Gr

bitrdjgefaflen.

He failed to pass
tion).

(the examina-

>ie

$ferbe geljen

bitrdj,

The

@r

ift (im Cqramen) burd)a,efiwt= men. (Cf. @:r fyat fein @a*

He

horses are running away. has passed the examina-

tion.

men
SSenn

beftanben).
id)

bitten barf,

If

you

please.
is

GES barf nietnanb fyerein.

Nobody

permitted to enter.

$arf

id)

)u barfft

mid) barouf toertoffen? e$ nttr fagen.

May

I rely

on

it ?

You need

only say so.

to

bitrftc nic^t fitter fetn.

That ought not

be

difficult.

toor efcen

fyter.

He
At

was here
this

just

moment
is

ago.
ift efcett

bei bent 33ud)f)tinb

moment he

at the

ler.
ie

bookstore.
efceit red)t.

fotrtmen

You

are just in time.

is

)en eBen

fitcfye tc^.

He

the very
is
1

man

am
1

look-

ift

{a

ing for. Why, that

splendid

Nonsense
tuarum ni^t gar!
(Cf.

Sa=

You

don't say so

rum

nio^t gar!).
t

mill

imtner

flitger fein

alS bie

enne.

(The young generation always wants to be wiser than its

elders).

Smarty
it all,

You

think

you know

ma^t
inacf)t

fid)

anbrer Seute Ar-

He He

don't you ? work of the appropriates

beit git etgen.

firf)

others.

eine

acquires a language.

GERMAN IDIOMS
digetttttdj fyatte id) eS ntdjt
follen.

tun

ought really not done it.

tell

to

have

(ujctttHrfj
nicfyt

fyabe

id)

ba

23ud)

To
I

gelefen.
tie.

(you) the truth, I not read the book.

in a hurry.

have

3d)
)ie

fyabe

am

(gad)e

Ijat (Stle.

tie

mit SBetle!
toei

3d)
)a

nid)t too au$, too cut.

idj bir

The matter is urgent. More haste, less speed. I do not know what to do.
I tell

fage

tin

fiir

allemal.

you

this

once for

all.

Unfer enter barf ba$ nid)t tun. (S3 ift mir afleS cin.
^

Such
It all

as I dare not

do

this.

It is all

the

same

to me.

lommt ade^
mir
afle

auf ein

^tnau^.

amounts

to the

same.

(Sr arbettet in
(g
ift

ctuem

fort.

etncrlct.

(Cf.

tft

He works unceasingly. It is all the same to me.

mtr

ein.

!Da

ift

mir
I

SBurft).
fattt

mir gar

nidjt

em.

The
T)arauf
gefje ic^ nic^t ein.

never thought of such a thing. (very) idea (of such a

!

thing) I cannot agree to that.

nid^t

toar mit mir felbft

was uncertain as
should do.
is
is

to

what

chug, toa
ift etntrje
ift

id)

tun fodte.
alt.

80 ^aljre

noc^ ein'tnal fo alt toie fie.

<Ste ba^ noc^ ctu'mal
!

He He

some 80 years old. twice as old as she.

etn'mal fprang er auf. agen @ie mir einmal'!

(5r
ift

Say that again. All at once he jumped up.

Just
tell

me.
sick.

nid)t

einmar

fran!

ge*

He

was not even

and
it

toefen.

nun einmttl' fo. (Cf. nun einmar fo ift). (3 ift nun einmar gefdjeljen.
ift

)a

It is so

cannot be helped.

e^

What
?

is

done can't be undent.

the multiplica?

ie

baS @inmaletn

Do you know
tion table

GERMAN IDIOMS
mutf
fief)

barnad) einrtcfjteiu

He

must make

his

arrange
wine) for
Urging.}

merits accordingly.
djettfeit

@ie mir
tc

etn

Pour out a glass

me.

(of

Sdjlagett

cut

(Cf. Sfteine

Shake hands on

it.

anb barouf

!).

Sir
$$)

fdjfagen einen anberen

Seg

We
I

took a different road.

We
letter

cut.

tried other

means.

will ben 33rief emfdjrei&en

am

going to have the

laffen.

registered.

-3d) ftdje

nur

f iir

(Sinfteigeit nad)
Sftitffen

mid) fetbft tin. )re$ben (Cf.

!

answer only for my own All aboard for Dresden.

I

acts.

anr

I)ier

nad) Slacken

umftetgen ?). 2Bir iDerben fyevtte abenb in

ant=

We
No
I

shall arrive at

Hamburg

burg eintreffeiu
inttitt
!

this evening.

admission.

bin bantit cinticrftanbcn*

Ijaben
njcnbctt ?
brirf)t

agree to that.
objections
it ?

@ie bagegen

cinju*

What

have

you

against

difen.

Necessity knows no law.

em^fc^c mic^ (^fjnen).

ie
ntirf)

Good-bye.

-3^ rer

Remember me
All's well that

to your mother.

gran

3)lntter.

gut, atteS gut.

ends well.

ge^t mit

i^m gu @nbc.
idj'S

He

is

on his
I

last legs.
it

bin

gemefen, ber

You'll

end up by saying that

was
liefer
ift

who
fits

ift

mir gu eng. mir cntfatten.

cntgcgengc^cm

This coat

me

too tight.
slipped

His

name

has

my

Sir

tooflen itjm

memory. Let us go to meet him.

(S^ fofl

3^ nen

^ a ^ e i tttc^t^ cnt*

You

shall lose nothing

by

it.

gefjeru

GERMAN IDIOMS
foil
d)

e$ mtr entgclteu.

I'll

make him

suffer for

it.

fonnte mid)

laum

could scarcely keep from

laughing.

d)en# cittfjaltcn.
I

beg your pardon.

preserve us
1

erfcarme
)urd)

God
ftrirb

(rfaljrmtg

man

A burnt
I

child dreads the

fire.

3d)

rjerbteibe

ergefccttftcr

am
am
of

respectfully yours.

Wiener.
lit,

ba

(Sic mid)

baran erin

glad that you remind

it.

me

item,

3d)

fyabe

midj crlaltet.

have caught cold. Permit me. I beg your pardon.

?

3ft ba^ ^()r drnft ?

3d) bin auf^ Dfeitett

Do you mean it am passionately

horseback riding.

fond

of

ift etft I)alb

It is only half-past one.

l)abe

i^n

crft

geftern gefe^en.

lommt
SBarc

crft

morgen.

He
aufc
!

saw him only yesterday. will not come before

morrow.
were only
first.

to-

it^

nur
crft

crft

gu

If I

at

home.

tt>il(

fragen.

I will ask
ein.
crft rec^t

crft fiel

e^
bie

mtr

mad)t
fdjlimm.
tue
(Sr ift
ic^

@a^e

Not till then did it occur to me. That makes it all the worse.

e^ crft redjt ni4t.

em

(Srjbummfopf.

Now I won't do it at all. He is a regular blockhead.

It is I.

34
(

bin

c.
!

$ febe ber ^dntg

fingt

Jemanb.

Hopf t.

^aft c

gut.

Long live the king Somebody is singing. Some one is knocking. You are well off. You have
!

an easy time of

it.

GERMAN IDIOMS
r

meint e3 gut nut

ift

bir.

arm,

id)

bin e

aud).

d)
*

bin c3 mtibe.
gtbt
(ift,

He means well by you. He is poor; so am I. I am tired of

it.
.

finb)

There
bin

is

(are)

"

ei."

Are you a teacher? am."

"

"

Sir
)er

soften gu 3ftittag
Sftenfd)
ift,

effcn.

Let us eat dinner.

tfet.

toaS

cr

Tell

me what you

eat,

and
are.

(77/^

dictum

of

Ludwig
alt.

will tell

you what you

Feuerbach, 1850).

<r

ift

ettoa

30 3al)re

He

is

X)enlen 8ie nid)t ctnia, bag ... aben (Sie jc fo etuw ge^drt ?
SBtffcn

You must

about 30 years old. not think that

Sie

etrtmS

^eue^

Did you ever hear the Have you any news ?

like

nac^ ^Itfyen tragen.

tttrb ctatg nid)t$.

To
beftcm*

carry coals to Newcastle. That's out of the question.

^at
ben.

fein
(Cf.

%amcn
@r
ift

He

passed his examination.

(im

men) burc^gelommcn).

ift

nidjt

mein

That
tfym.

is

out of

my

line.

ift

lein guter
.

Jobcn an

He

is

thoroughly bad.

(3 ift feine gute 9lber an &% ift fein guteS aar iljnu
(Cf

an

ifym).

Farewell.

(3
SDa

fufjr

mir

burrf)

ben

It flashed

through

my

mind.

m(j(i)te

man

au$ ber

It is

enough
is

to drive

one mad.

fa^rcn.
(5$ fafyrt fic^

angene^m.
0affc.

This

nice traveling.

faljre britter

I travel third class.

GERMAN IDIOMS
tft

bcr

Such

is

the case.

(gefcen @tc ben gafl. ie je in ben gafl font* @oliten

Suppose. If you should ever have occasion.

men.
ttrirb

er anf fetnen gafl tnn.

He
I

will

not do that in any

for the worst.

event.
%tf)

bin auf atte gaffe gefafjt.

tft

(r

ntdjt auf ben $opf ge

am prepared He is no fool.

fatten.
(Sr ftel

mir in* SBort.

faflt bte

He

cut

me

short (interrupted

Oftevn

3aljr frity.

me). Easter

is

early this year.

(strikes

faflt fogletc^ in bie 5lngen.

That catches the eye

tft

ber

emeinbe gur

one) at once. He became a charge upon the

r^ef alien.

town
I find

(parish).

fafft
fiel

mir fitter. w en 5lnn au fic^

it difficult.

bem

He

dislocated his arm.

elenl.

finb jtuei 8d)Uffe gefatten.

There were two shots

fired.

3^9
ic

tft

faHtg.

The
That
falfdj

train is due.
is

tft falfrf).

wrong.
the woid.

fpred^en
.

bag Sort

You mispronounce
She sings out

fingt falfdj.

of tune.
?

How
e

are the folks

gamilie. ^aben einen guten gang ge=

liegt in ber

That runs

in the family.

You made a good

catch.

tan.

fangt gletc^ geuer.

Iei(J)t

He
nic^t

is

(affe

irf)

mirf)

am

easily angered. not taken in so easily as

fangen.
e

all that.

miiffen

gark

befenneti

You must
your

follow suit.

Show

colors.

30
frf)tagt

GERMAN IDIOMS
bem gaft ben
That
I

spoils the

whole business,
that.

That's the last straw.

fann

id) nidjt faffen.

!

can not understand

yourself.

ie fid)

Compose
!urg
!

gaffen @ie

fid)

Make your
Cut
it

statement

brief.

short,
is

liefer Grbelftein

ift

in

olb ge*

This jewel

mounted

in gold.

($r fafete fie fdjarf in$

$uge.

bin anfs (Scfylhnmfte gefafct.

ift
ift

gan^ auger gaffung.

etn fauler @trt(f .
tc

He looked at her sharply. am prepared for the worst. He is quite beside himself. He is a lazybones.
There
is

bie

neither
it.

rhyme nor

reason in
(5r tuts

auf eigne gaitft

(Sr fyat tnir eine fjaaft

gemac^t

@r

larf)te

fid)

in

gaufte^cn*

(gr ^at

(ir liegt noc^ in

ben ^opf Dolt ben

gr

ift

Don ber $eber.

!Damit ^at er toenig 5ebcrlefcn

gemac^t. SSer fc^lt ?
tJit

He does it on his own hook. He shook his fist in my face. He laughed in his sleeve. He is full of tricks. He is still in bed. He is a literary man. He made short work of
it.

Who
(Cf.

is

absent

?
?

3t)nen?

What

is

the matter with you

fjaftbubenn?). feJ|lt i^m an

fe^Ite
GrS

eib.

He
I

is

short of cash.

nnr

nod).

That caps the climax.

can not
fail.

fann

ntir ni(i)t fe^Icn,

&

SBeitgefdjIt!
ift

You

are far from the mark.

It miscarried.

You make
mat.
time.

this mistake every

GERMAN IDIOMS
3et*t macfyen tntr getera&ettb.

31
will stop

Now we
day.

work

for the

5lrbeiter fctertu
ift

The workmen
There
is

[day. are taking a holito

nidjt ^n fetern.

no time

be

lost.

ift

atfeS fetl.

He

thinks everything can be bought with money.

ift

ntd)t fern.

(get fcin artig!

artig
!).

(Cf.

That is not nice. Be very good.

($r ift iljm fetttb.

He
i

is

hostile to him.
yield.
field.

@ie mnftten ba$ Jc(b raumen.

>er

geinb riicftc ^er( ^at ein

They were forced to The enemy took the

That fellow
is

bi(fc

thick-skinned.
lasts

grogen gcrien bauern

gleet

The summer vacation

months.
I

two

donate.

^alte mid) fern,

(iegt

keep

aloof.
it.

mir

fern.
lutlbefter

should never think of

fommt au^

He

comes from the remotest

be a long time before
close at
is

corner of the earth.

liegt nod) in leetter

It will

that happens.
(5r folgt

mir auf ben gerfen.

ift
4

He

is

my

heels.

(gffen

ferttg.

Dinner

ready.

finb fi^

unb

ferttg.

We
I
!

are quite ready.

bringt e^ ferttg.

No one
You

can do

it.

bin mil ifym ferttg.

have done with him.

will

bn

ferttg lotrft

have

to get along the

best you can.

Sftadjen

@ie
(Sie

fic^

fertig.

Get ready.

dnnen

mir getter geben ?

Can you

give

me

a light

(r

geriet in

!ann er au

5^cr. bem

He He

flared up.
is

Ai

at that.

32
te tft

GERMAN IDIOMS
fnr^ fcon
fid)

She

is

short in stature.

fann
finbem
ttjetft

There can be nothing more

beautiful.
fiitbeu.

fid)

in al(e3

He knows how

to

accommo-

Sfttr fagt'S

metn

fletner finger.

date himself to everything. little bird told me.

are too indulgent to your
easily guess that

fel)en

^fyren

$inbern

311

You

Diet bnrd) bte

ginger. fann e^ an ben

children.

You can
Hands

ginger batoon

(Cf.

anbe ba*

off.

fo

Diet

gifimaten*

Don't make so much

fuss.

ten!

Be quick
liegt

anf ber flaxen

anb.

That's plain as daylight.

finb

glaufeu

auf bent rec^ten

-3d) fyabe e^ nit^t

That is all humbug. His heart is in the right

I did not

place.

mit $let

ge^

mean

to

do

it.

tan.

@r fc^lagt

^toet

gHegcn

nttt einer

He
He

kills

two birds with one

stone.

<r

tft

ein potter
gel)t

3)ort

e^ flott ^

(r mnrbe pc^tig.
folgt baranS ?

a gay fellow. have a gay time there. They He absconded. What follows from that ? What
is is

the conclusion

?
?

forbern
fc^rieb rn^ig

fort

How much do you charge He kept on writing.

Be gone They had already gone. We must be going.
!

mit bir
ie

maren fd)nn

fort

SSir miiffen fort

GERMAN IDIOMS
(Ste,

33

ba$ Ste fortfom*

Be

off!

Grr

men fommt
!

nicfyt

gut fort,

He

is

ftortfeijung fofgt.
<Stelfen @te'

Continued
I

not getting along well. in our next.

Me
ob

5ra 9cn
eller banadj.
. .

You' ask the questions.

don't care a
fig

-3d) frage leinen

for

it.
. . .

(3

fragt

fid),

It is

3d) bin frcnl unb

2)lan toenbe

fret.

a question, whether I am free as a bird.

Is the letter

3ft ber JBrtef frattfiert?

fid)
frf)rifttid)
9fJ.

stamped

unb

Address, with stamped envelope, N. N.

Is Mrs. N. at

franfo an 9^.

3ft gran ^.
,

gugaufe?
@ie
fret ?

home

finb

Driver, are you disengaged

anb.

^ frctcr
(Sr tut e

au^ freten

tilcf en.

He He

does free-hand drawing. does it of his own free will.

Sir

fyaben ^eute fret.

We
He He

3ft^ bin gent tm freten* (Sr lebt in ber grembe.

I like to

have a holiday to-day. be out of doors.

lives abroad.

@r lam
(5r

erft

neulid)

au

ber

returned from abroad only

grembe.
^at etnen barren an
freffen.
tfyr

ge=

a short time ago. He is infatuated with her.

tgt
I)at

ba

Xter

frtfet

feine f^reitbe baran.

freut mic^, (Sie ^u fefyen.

tft

Man eats the animal feeds. He takes delight in it. I am delighted to see you.
;

fe^r

freuttbltd)

on

That

is

very kind of you.

alone.

2a

mid) in grtebett

Leave me
I

(58 frtert.

It is freezing.

(5$ frtert mid).

fing ben
at.
rifdj

am

chilly.

)teb

auf frtfdjer

The

thief

was caught
is

in

the

act.
tft

geraagt

^alb geroonnen.

good beginning
battle.

half the

GERMAN IDIOMS
3cf) arbeite

morgenS
toa8
(

friUj.

work

early in the morning.

$d)

gefye

morgen
fid),
ttritt.

friUj.

I shall

grill)

iibt

em

Sftetfter
Tell,

go to-morrow morning. Early practice makes the master.

toerben
1.

WUhelm

1481).
in after $rit^e*
fid)

(r !am
Sftan

He came
fit*

mug

in

Me @adje

We
He He He He

early in the morning must accommodate our-

getu

selves to the situation.

(r

fitljrt

ba$ 2Bort.
ba
efdjttft.

is

spokesman.

<gr fit^rt

conducts the business.

Q?r fiifjrt bie 23iid)er. (Sr fit^rt ein

keeps the books.

leads a quiet
life.

ru^ige^ Seben.
nad) ber @trage
c^i(be?
gtitrfltdjen

iir fitfjrt

fit^rt er

im
einen

Sir

fyaben

The door opens on the What mischief is he up We made a lucky find.

It is

street.

to

gunb

getcm.

ift

fmtfclnagclnctt*
eine

brand new.
kind of
(a) flower is this ?
1

Sa
2Ba
2ln

fitr
fiir

^3(ume

ift

ein groge

What What

nnb

e fiir fic^ felbft ift

a large room In the abstract it is true.

first

giir

crftc bift

bn $n jung

In the

place you are too

young.
irdjte ntit^ Dor

am

afraid of the dog.

is

n^

ift

40

gitft lang.

The house

40 feet long.

gefjen ^n
ift

Sfr

We

ni^t gut ju Sufee* (Cf. ift gut auf ben SBemen),

efangenen
ttwrben

are going afoot. She is a poor walker. prisoners were set free.
are

auf

The

freten

5u^

gefe^t.

Sir

ftefjen

auf gutem 5"fic mit

We
He

on good terms with

[to
it.

him.
ging fte^enben &itfte3.
t

went immediately, freedom

is

meber

anb nodj
ift

This has neither head nor

tail

SD^eine greitjeit

futfd)

My

gone.

GERMAN IDIOMS

35

Der
Die

ift

em

(Mgenfrrtcl
!om=

He

is

a rascal.
is

afle tduft tl)tn itber.

His blood

up.

Da3

tmrb nneber in

attg

That

will

come

into

vogue

men.

again.
<Ste etnen

Soften

ang

fitr

mid)

Will you do an errand for

me?

madjen?
(Sr getjt

nod) feinen aften

beftanb

attg.

He

still

(Sffen

an8

fitnf

The dinner
courses.

follows his old ways. consisted of five

angcn
ift

bet

nnS gang unb gabe.

fremb.
toerlaffett.

That
I
I

is

quite a

common

thing

with us.
bin ^ter gan
bin gan

unb gar
ift

am am

an utter stranger here.

absolutely forsaken. is not done.
at
all.

ntc^t gar.
e(b.

The meat
I
I
tot.

gar fern

have no money

bin gar ju fro^. ) ober gar fdjon ift franf,

am

He

so (very) glad. is ill, or even dead

by

this

time.

2Barumnid)t gar ! (Cf @i ttarrnn

.

Nonsense

You

don't say sol

ntc^t gar!).
(Sr Ijat tljm

ben ^ara

gemadjt.

He
I

finished

(killed,

ruined)
friend.

him.

3d) bin

bet

meinem greunb

gu

am

staying with

my

2Sir ftaben Ijeute

($r gafticrt al^

We
He

have company to-day.

stars as Faust.

ganft.

gran 9L, geBorcnc

gibt (bie

Garten)?
.

Who

Mrs. N., nee Schultz. deals?

that
is
.
.

gc6c f ba
fitr

ein <Stiirf njtrb

God grant What play

on to-night

abenb gegefcen?

GERMAN IDIOMS
barauf.
gafc
I

ben 33rief auf

bte <poft.

He

think nothing of it. mailed the letter.

gifct tyeute

It will rain to-day.

What
(Cf.
fcrmgett <8ie 9?eue3?).
ttrirb fid)

is

the matter
?

What's the news

fdjon ge&ett*

That

will

come

all

right

in

course of time.

dr gab

fid)

bamtt pfrieben.
etnen 9{tt$Ianber,
ber
cbraut^.

He

put up with
in
it.

it.

He

ac-

quiesced
(Sr gafc fidj fitr

He pretended to be a foreigner
It is
I

(3
(5^

ift tttdjt

me^r

c(b. gebrt^t mir an 28ie !amen @ie auf biefen

e*

no longer customary. short of money. How did you come to think

am

of

banf en ?

it?

@r mad)t
3d)
iDtll

fid)

ebanfen.

He
I'll

worries.

e^ ifym fd)on gcbenfcn,

tnir bte
efai)r.

make him pay

for

it.

(?nb(td)

reit feme

ebulb,

Now my patience

is at

an end.

&&

Ijat

(Sd gcfoat
laffe

mir nidjt ic^ mir gefattcn

There is no danger. I do not like it.

!

Capital!
likel
I I

That's

something

laffe t(^

mir

nicfjt

gcfattcn,

won't put up with that.

3^nen gu cfattcn* ift 3^nen gefcfltg ? Senn e* 3^nen gefotttg ift.

idj

tue

do

this to please you.

I

What can
If

do

for

you

you please.
I

jDarf

id)

@ie

um

etne

May

ask a favor of you

I ett bitten ?

^etjinen @ic gcf atttgft

(5r lourbc

Please be seated.

@
(5$

ift

gcfangcn genommen. gcgcn 10 U^r.

He was
It is

taken prisoner.

about 10 o'clock.

9Ba6 t)aben <Sie gegcn i^n ?

ift

What have you

ic

nidjts gegen ba^,

nwS

fat).

against him ? It is nothing compared with what I saw.

GERMAN IDIOMS

8T

$m
Sie

(Begetttetl.

On
SBte
fc

(Cf. gdjt eS? ftttbett eie fid) ?).

How

the contrary. are you ?

G?8 gefjt fd)on in$ titerte

)ariiber gefjt nidjt3.

3a

*)

It is nearly four years.

There

is

nothing like

it.

<)a$ genfter geljt nad) Sitben.

The window looks towards

south.

the

un (te,
G?r tft in

lute e

fi

Do what
>tanb

is

proper.

ben

getftlte^cn

He

has entered the ministry.

getreten.
regtert bte 2Be(t.

ein

aufen

(Mb.

Money makes the mare go. That takes a great deal

money.

of

Fommt mir [e^r gelegetu Maria Stuart, 1. 3015. i)iefer Mortimer ftarb (5ud^
(Cf.
fe^r gelegen).
te

He comes
time.

at a

very opportune

miiffen

firf)

ber (Megenljett

You must embrace

tunity.
I

the oppor-

bebtenen.
gelittgt tntr;

e$

tft

mir

gc=

succeed

have succeeded.

Inugcn.
gilt
!

Done.
bte

What

will

you bet

laffe

trf)

gcltctt*

gilt tern

gaubent.

mu
men.

e8 ntc^t fo gcttau

That may pass. is no time for One must not be too

This

hesitation.

particular.

(r !am mtt gcnauer (Cf. ^r ift mit

burc^cjefommen).

He

just

scraped through.

@ie miiffen

fid)

nidjt gentcren

Make

yourself at home.

ift

gcrabc re^t.

That's the very thing.

38

GERMAN IDIOMS
gcrabe tnetn greunb.
iljm

(Er ift ntrfjt

He
I

is

not exactly

my

friend.
in plain

Qdj

fyabe

gerabcfyerauS

told

him my opinion

gefagt

words.
It

@r

gertet auf bcu (^ebanten.

efal)r.

occurred to him.
ran into danger.
fell

(5r gertet in

(Sr gcriet unter bte geinbe.

He He

into the

hands of

(or

ie Slrbett ift ifynt

tc

gut gerateiu

among) His work

her.

the enemy. has been successful.

!am

in

People began to gossip about

ftreng tnit

ef)en

@tc

nicfjt

311

Do

not be too hard on him.

trinfe 2ttild) gcrn,

I like (to drink) milk. I like

^abe i^n germ

ift

him.

gcrn gefc^e()en.

You
gefe^en.

are quite welcome.

ttjtrb

immer gern
ic^

He
I

gtaube
te

gent*
efc^ofte ?

is always welcome. can readily believe it.

is

gefyen bie

How
@e=

business
is

cm$
fc^afte.

mad)t gro^e

The house
business.
It serves It is all

doing a large

gefc^tc^t bir ganj red)t.

ift

um
ift

i()n

gefc^c^en,

you right. up with him.

eine fdjiJne ^cfc^t^tc!

)a
ift

That's a pretty piece of business.

(Cf.

eine fc^one S3c=

f^crung!)*
ge^t in
ift

efrfjtrr*

He

exerts himself.
pretty,

fannt ^iibfc^, gefdjfoetge

She can hardly be called

benn fc^bn ju nennen,

mad)t ein tanged

much

less beautiful.

He

The youngsters
faces.
ftefyen ntit

looks disappointed. are making

einanber anf ge

Their relations are strained.

ftwrttttem

GERMAN IDIOMS
ftefyt

39 your health
?

mit ^fyrer
.

efwtb=
eg mtt

How

is

Ijeit

(Cf Sic

ftefyt

efmtbl)eit
ftringe
i

(Cf.

Your health

gettmfjrt einen

fatten
!

to

That affords a beautiful view.

Just let

HUE.
Safe if)n

twr

gettjatyrett

him

alone.

(Sr iDodtc

mit

alter

Gktoaft mit*

He was determined to go along.

It

(8

tft

t^m gur

ge-

has become a habit with him.

it)orben

X)arauf lannft bu (^tft ne^men.

You can be
that.

absolutely sure of

fie^t tljm gfetfy

That
glcirfj.

is like

him.

bletbt fid)

tmmer

lam

glett^ nac^ljer.

He is always the same. He came right after.

I'll

bin glctc^ mteber ba.

be back
luck!

in

no time.

auf

Good
mar
niemanb ju
at

3um

^(itrf

Fortunately there was no one

aitfe.

home.
chance
it.

3d) loagc-cg auf gut @Hicf,

I will

tft

tljm gcgliirft
(itcf)

He
As

has been successful.

luck

IfttfH^ertoeife

(gum mar niemanb ^u aufe.

ntdjt

would have

it

(or
at

luckily) there

was no one

home.
18*
tft

aflc*

All

is

not gold that

glitters.

gonnt niemanb ettta.

te

in

atte

He Go

wishes no one well.

in

God's name.
sat

lieg er fid) in

otte

So he

down, awaiting with

nieber.

resignation whatever
befall.

40
(Sr fyort

GERMAN IDIOMS
tt>arf)fen.

He

can see through a brick

to bite the dust.

wall.
($r

mugte in3 $ra

gratuUere
lii<fUd)e3

beien.

He had
I
!

3<f)

sum neuen^afjre.
9*cujaf)r

wish you a happy

New

Year.

(Cf.

profit 9hujaf)r!).
)aritber
laffe
id)

mir

feme

That won't worry me.

grauen Jware toadjfen. anben. )a greift fid) mit ben

That

is

as clear as noonday.

@ie

grtffen ifym unter bie 2Irme.

fyubfcf)

They

lent

him a helping hand.

fits (in)

&%

grcift atle

meinanber.

Everything

beautifully.

X)te ^ranf^eit grctft

um

\itf).

The

disease

is

spreading.
it.

@r ^at (r
(5r

e^

hn

riff,

(Sr fangt

rittcn.

tut gro^,

lommt auf

leinen

griinen

He He He He

has the knack of

is

low-spirited.

will

puts on airs. never succeed.

@r ging ber (Sa^e auf ben(^runb*

He

examined the matter thoris

oughly.

3m

ruttbe

ift

er

ein

guter

At heart he

a good man.

SKam
(5r ift tion

runbc au
runbe,

frf)(e^t.

@r ging ^u
(5r ^at

mic^ ju

rwtbe

gerid)tet.

He He He

is

thoroughly bad.

perished (was ruined). ruined me.

it

biefem

nmbc

folgt.

Hence
Give

follows.

my

kind regards to your

to

ic^e

rii^c tion mir.

father.

Don
mir!

Remember me

your father.

Iat

(Sie griifteiu

He
She

wishes to be remembered
love with him.

to you.
ift

itjm gut.

is in

)u ^aft

gut reben

It is

all

very well for you to

talk.

GERMAN IDIOMS
(5$ gefyt tfym gut,

41

He
!

is

getting along well.

will do.

(2o

3 gut! Saffen <2>te e3 gut fein

tft

That

Let that pass.

Don't mind.

eute

ift

gut gefyen*

The walking
gu gutc,
gute,
S

is

good
you.

to-day.

fyalte id)

S^en

excuse that
to

in

lommt 3fynen ^u
faun gan^ gut
fein'.

That goes
It is

your benefit.

fdjreibe id) .$I)nen

I will credit

you with
so.

that.

very likely

ift

fein guteS 4?aar

ift

an

^m

He

is

a good-for-nothing.

(Cf. <g*
ifym.

feme gute Slber an

fein guter

(S&

ift

goben
ben

on i^m).
ie

liegen

einanber

in

They

are quarreling.

fte^en

etnem

bie

That makes one's hair stand on end.

aar beffer

ift
l

ntd^t
fie.

um

etn

He

is

not a bit better than she.

^at ni^t

auf

ficfy.

It is of
j

^at ntc^t^ ju fagen.

no consequence.

@ic
te ift

recfyt.

You
SD^agen.

are right.
is

tm
noc^

My
She

stomach
is still

out of order.

311 Ijafcetu

single.
?

^aft

bn benn?
con

(Cf.

What
I

is

the matter with you

t)

heard

it

from him.
it.

fra'fjt

fein

a^u
bei^etten.

etn

aH)cn trerben
fid)

Nobody As the twig

inclined.
It is

cares a straw about

is

bent, the tree

is

friimmt

at einen

not as easy as

it

looks.

42
(5r

GERMAN IDIOMS
ftegt

mtr immer auf bem

He He

sticks to

me

like a burr.

ftalfe.
(5r [titrate itber

QaU

unb
a
al

fell

head over

heels.
it.

33(etb

mtr bamit Dom

Don't bother

me

with

us Dollem

He

roared with laughter.

is

Shut up.
(gr fyalt eine SRebe.

He
I

making a speech.
take

SBofitr fjaltcn

@te
augemacf)t.

What do you
consider
it

me

for

34
Sty

Jjalte eg fitr
Ijafte

settled.

8te

fret.

I will treat.
tl)in.

34

^a(tc Diet
fyalt t)te(

Don
auf

think a great deal of him.

is

fcfyotte

tleiber.

She

very partial

to

fine

clothes.

Sein
3Diefe

^a(t ntdjt
^alt
ntc^t.

The wine does

(Cf.

not keep well.

garbc

This color fades.

in the house.
is

X)tefe

garbe
I

em SKagen
bation!

t?or

ber ^itr.

keep There

a carriage stopping before the door.

off
1

(Cf. finger ba*

Hands
They

Don!).
te

(eben au$ ber

anb in ben

live

from hand

to

mouth.

HJhmb.

@ic

fjat allc

^anbc

Dott gn tun.

Uegt auf ber

tragt fie auf ben

She has her hands full. That is evident. He makes a great deal

of her.

He
au f
(Sefjen <Sie i^nt auf bte I

treats

her with great

tenderness.

do

this

on

my own

responsi-

bility.

anbe!

S3or ber

anb btetben

ttrir

Keep an eye on him. For the present we stay

I

here.

34

fauf tc bie 2ftobel

bought the furniture second

hand.

GERMAN IDIOMS
(5r ift bci ber
)er

fangt hnnter

anbcl an.

He He

is at

hand.

is

llm teas Ijanbcft e3 fid)?

)er fjaitbelt

What

always picking a quarrel. is it all about ?

hnnter nad) feinent

He

always takes his

is

own way.
lie.

fopfe.

The boy
Sitgen.
)er fjirngt
,

inclined to

an

etb.

He
fjihtgr.

toa3 brunt

nnb bran

very fond of money. Everything connected with

is

it.

nid)t lernt, lernt

ntmmernteljr.
(S3 tyctycrt nttt ber (Sadje.

You can't teach an new tricks.

old

dog

There's a hitch in the matter.

(r

geriet in

^amtf{.
afe int
^Pfeffer.

He
unb
be*

flew into a passion.

!Da liegt ber

(Cf.
)a

There's the rub.

Itegt ber

graben).
)n bift ein $afenfitg.

You

are a coward.

@tc ift unter men.

bie

^aube ge!omaitfen.

She has gotten married.

Sr iDarf tint itber ben 2Bann gefjen @ie nad)

oufc ?

He cast him aside. When are you going home

There
is

(3

ift

niemanb jn $aufc
ift

in 33ater
finb

tion

aufe.

@ie jn

un3 gu
(Sr ift t)on

auf c ? aufc ift ba anberS.

reid^.

home. father is from home. My away Where do you come from ? In our country that is different.
at

no one

^aufc au$

He was
of

born
all

rich.

m
genontmen.
ift
ift

au

unb

They took

he had.

ein fibe(e

ait&

mit

l)ei(er

aui bafcon ge=

He He

is

a jolly good fellow.

escaped unharmed,
is

fommen.
au
ber

aut fa^ren.

This

enough to drive on*

wild.

44
fjetfeen
fjetfet

GERMAN IDIOMS
@ic
?

ba$ auf foH baS fjet jfen ? (Cf foil bag Bebeutcn?).
toil! nicfyts Jjeiften.

What is your name ? What is this called in German ? What do you mean by that ?
That does not matter.
It is

GrS Ijeigt, er fet gefafyrltrf) tran!.

reported that he
ill.

is

dan-

gerously
(S3 foil nicfyt
ier fjetfet e
tyetfjett,

bag
!

It shall not

be said that

(r

!^icft

aufgepa^t mic^ lommen.

gefa^ren!
()eute

You

He

have to pay attention bade me come. [here.

will

Jjetfjt

That's what I call driving.

abeub,
I will

fomme
f

come

this evening, that

luenn

i^

farm
b. I).).

is, if

I can.

frequently
t

in ber JBibeL
footcl
tt)ie

The
That
All

tftt

liigen.

Bible says. is the same as lying.

vain.

is in is

ift nic()t

^u ^clfem
fte^en
it)r

He
tm

Xranen
bi

Her eyes

past recovery. are filled with tears.

ift

auf ben lefcten

Everything
cent.

is

paid to the last

(gr ift fetnen

roten Better toert.

He

isn't

worth a red cent.

1

oC btc^ ber Xcufcl!

2Bo finb @tc ()cr? @ ift mtt i^m nicfjt

(5
ift

The deuce take you Where are you from

loctt ^er,

He

is

no great shakes.
years ago.
it.

fc^on Diete gfttljre ^cr

It is

many

^erau mtt ber @prac^e! ^onnen @ie mir anf 10 Sftarf

Out with

Can you
It

give
?

me change

for

ten marks

fommt fommt

auf ein$
ttidjtt

babei

amounts to the same thing. There is nothing to be gained

by

it.

GERMAN IDIOMS

45

mmmt

fid) trie!

He
bog
.

fteflte fid) IjcrauS,

It

is very presumptuous. proved (turned out) that

Come
<Bo fja&cn
ie

in.

ba3 Ijcr?
Ijcr.

o geljt e$ in ber SBeft

Where did you get it ? That's the way of the world.

(r

lebt

ttrie

unfer ^crrgott in
(Cf. (gr (ebt in

He

is

having a high old time.

gronfreid).

(&ou$ unb S$rau).

Soflen

bie

^perrfdjaften

nun

fpetfen?
($3 getyt alleS

Will the ladies and gentlemen dine now ?

I

mit

tntr

eritm

am

dizzy.
all

(Sr treifct fic^ in ber

(Sr.ift

Se(t Jjerum

He

roves
is

over the world.

circum-

ganj fjcruntcr,
bo

He
.
. .

in

reduced
.

stances.
gefjt ^crtior,

Hence
I
I

it

follows that

^ tne e$ ^ ten
bringen.

t>on

$eren

gern.

e$

titd)t

do it with all my heart. can not bring myself to do

I

it.

can not find

it

in

my heart.

(iegt tnir

om
utnS

It is

ir ift fo njo^I

I feel

very dear to me. so well (happy).

(gr I)at

e(b toie

$cu,

(Cf. (gr

He

has money to burn.

in

^at
3Jiit

elb bie ajlcnrjc).

ben SSdlfen

mug man
tt^

^cu

When

Rome, do as the Ro-

len.

mans
morgen !am
obenb
t)or ocf)t

do.

eutc

on.

I arrived this morning.

I leave this

reife tc^ ab.

iiber

Xogen oc^t Xoge

ftorb er.
fanejt bie

evening. died this day week. This day week school begins.

He

on.

mod^t

mon
unb

e^

Nowadays we do not do

so.

me^r fo. (r fomnit nur

$)er

^tc

bo.

He

That

only comes now and then* is a home-thrust.

46
)er

GERMAN IDIOMS
tmmel
fycingt

tym

roller

He

sees the

bright side

of

^aggeigen.

everything.
Ijttt.

(3

ift

nod) lange
etb
ift

It will

be

a.

long time.

aftein

fjuu

(r fam fjin unb urieber. (Cf. (5r lommt afc unb gu. (*r fommt
nur
bantt
ljie

money is gone. He came now and then.

My

unb

ba.

@r

fdjjreibt

unb toann).
ba

So
Sie

foil

IjtmwS?

Where

So
!^)a

Bringcn @te bte 3^tt Ijin? bcnfcn <Ste ^in?

bin
id) jd)b'n

is this to end ? do you spend the time What are you thinking of ?

How
am

^tnctngefattcn!

sold.

So ift mein Mod ^tngcfommctt?

-3^
rceifc

What has become

I can't

of

my

coat

nid)t r too ic^ U)n Jfintim

place him.
are you going
cool.

foil.

So

tooac
nirf)t fo

Where
Just

keep
live
is

The sea runs

high.
floor.

Sir

njot)nen brei

^re^pen
1Y 3<al)re
of.
olt.

We
She

on the fourth

ie ift JjodjfteitS

only seventeen at most.

mad)t i^r ben

He
o^e

gallon ging in
Grr
ie

bie

The

pays court to her. balloon went up.

is

fommt
Iat

in bie

He
You

rising in the world.

finb auf bent

fief)

are on the

wrong

track.

That sounds
Write soon.

well.

Caffcn Sie ba(b t)on

ntc^t auf i^n.
fjorte nid)t
d) Ijabe

auf metne Sorte.

Do He
I

not listen to him.

did not heed

it

my

words.

fagen prciu
artig
!

have heard
to

said.

ei

p&f r^

(Cf @ei f ein

.

Be sure

be good.
in

artig!).

^at afle

in

iifie

unb

glide.

He

has everything

abun-

dance.

GERMAN IDIOMS
a

47

Uegt

ber
)a

wnb
ber

begraben.
afc

There's the rub.

(Cf.

Uegt

tm

te

au
i

bid) t)or

Be on your guard. Beware of him.

famen 8te auf

fjat

biefe

gbcc?

What

erne fire 3bec.

He

put that in your head ? He's has a set notion.

2Bte grog er aud)

^r

ift

bod)

3"c^

bin

immcr fet. tmmer betn 33ater. noc^ immcr berfelben

nod) ntd)t.
311
!

got the idea in his head. However tall he may be.

He
I

is

your father after

still

all.

am
is

of the

same opinion.

SOleinung.
(5r

fommt immer
nur immer.

He

not coming yet.

gai)re

Drive on.
I told

-3d) fagte e$ t{)m

immcr mieber. (Sonne fasten immcr Better.

fagte, dffnete er

him again and again.

The sun shone more and more

brightly.

Sttbcm er bte ba$ genfter.

imte.

^ter^3erfonen ijaben btefe^gau^

(Sr ^iclt |j(iJ^(t(^ innc.

While saying this he opened the window. Four persons occupy this house.

He
ift.

stopped suddenly.

2Ba
(5r
ift

nur

ircjcnb mdg(td)

irgenbnjo

tm

aufe.

3d) toerbe an i^nt

irre.

Whatever is possible. He is somewhere in the house. I don't know what to make of

(r

rebet irrc.
fid)

He
nidjt irrc
fic^.

talks nonsense.

[him.

^affen (Sie

mac^en

Don't be disconcerted.

a trrcn @tc

You

are

wrong

there.

@r tann

fidj

trrcn.

He may

be mistaken.

2)a ftnb ^ie in

In that you are mistaken.

48

GERMAN IDIOMS

finb

@ie {a! :te Wt3 ja

balb.

Why, there you arel Be sure to call on us

I said so, didn't I
?

soon.

($

tft fdjtoer,

ja fogar nntnb'gltd).

It is difficult, nay, impossible.

3d)
)lt

fag'te e$ ja.
fdjidft e$

mtr; ja?
ftottte.

You
By

will

send

it

to

me

won't

you?
Sty foa8
($r
id)

fagen

the way, as I

was going

to

say.

jagte

fid)

eine

$ngel bnrd)

He

blew out his brains.

along in years.

ben $opf.

(r

tft

fdjon bet Satyreiu

2Semt

man

in

Me
.

3aljre fommt.

He is well When one

You
life,

@ie

finb noo^ in .^fyren beften

gets along in years. are still in the prime of

3>aljren.

(Cf

(Sr ift

tm

fc^dn*

ften filter).

Uber Sa^r nnb

ag treffen

tt)tr

Some time we

will

meet again.

un
^Da

ttrieber.

fi^t er

jafjran, ja^rein.

There he sits from one year's end to the other.

This
is the real thing That's the ticket.

)a

tft

ber foafyre ^afofc

(iron.']

$ontmen
!gc ^toei

<Sie, jc efyer jc Iteber.

banner

ntn^ten etn*

Come, the sooner the better. Two men had to enter at a

time.

treten.

3c nad) ben Umftcinben.

(Cf.

That

all

depends.

@8 lommt barauf
3e nad)bent
geftatten.

an).

bte 35erf)a'Itniffe e0

All according to circumstances,

^at fetne Xugenb.

Boys

will

be boys.

GERMAN IDIOMS

49

iiberlief

mM)
fait,
er.

was shivering.
cold.

My blood ran
me.

mid)

That does not

affect

5Ibenb3 famtegtefeert

T)a$

tft t|t

fa^utt gegangen. faputt

In the evening he talks politics. That is ruined (gone, dea< dead).

I

$d)

l)abe itjm in bie

Garten ge*

saw through
is

his designs

tft fitr
tft

bte

That
It is

good

for nothing.

faum

ju glauben.
Sfteffer

hardly to
drive

be believed.
to the last ex-

te

fe^en mir ba$

an

You
It is

me

bte ^e^Ic.
ift

tremity.

feme

ad)t

Xage
it)n

fett er fjter

not a week since he was

mar.
o

here.

{jaben

@tc

fennen

ler*

Where

did you
?

make

his ac-

nen?
ift

quaintance
t>on gritnblicfyen

em SO^.ann

He

is

man

of

thorough knowl-

ftamtmffett

edge.

Charge that up.

ift

ferncjefunb.

He

is

the picture of health.

te

(Sr

gingen mit Slinb unb giegt ba Sthtb mit bem ^Babe

They went bag and baggage. He rejects the good with the
bad.
I will
It is

au.
$dj mac^e
il)n ftrre,
ift

tame him (down).

hard to get along with
do.

TOt
)ie

if)tn

ni^t gut ^i

effen.

him.

That won't
bin nic^t ganj

That won't

im

flareru

hold together. I do not quite see

yet.

my way

as

iber

mad)en Seute.

Fine feathers make

fine birds.

eben (^te mir ein ftciu wenig.

Give

me

a small quantity,

50
(5r tft
id,.

GERMAN IDIOMS
um
ein fleineS grower al

He
I

is

little taller

than

am.

)a$ ttwgte id) rjon llein auf.

knew

that from childhood.

(r

ftfct

in ber fflemme.

He
bie

is in

a tight place.
to

)er

getnb

mugte

iiber

The enemy was put

sword.

the

linge fpringen.
($r tft ntd)t red,t ling.

He
I

is

little off.

3d) faun baraitS

ben.
(&r tft

nidjt flng tter*

can not make head or

it.

tail

of

mtt Ina^er fommen. (Cf.

97ot barjonge($r

He

had a narrow escape.

fam mit
rjon
I

3^

genaner 97ot buro^). laffe metne ^Bitc^er

Berlin lommen,
ftnb (Ste barauf

send to Berlin for

my

books.

>te

gefommen?

How

did you happen to think

of it?
sir

lonnten nid)t gu $3orte lorn*

We
He

could not get in a word.

will

men,
f

ltirb nie ^U ettt)a^

fommcn.

never amount to any-

thing.

lommt
bin
tft

an
bran.

bid).

(Cf.

Now

it is

your turn,

id)

)te SRetlje

an mtr).

35Me

fommt

e^, ba

.?

(5r tft

um

fetn ganged

33ermogen
(5r

How does it happen that He lost his whole fortune.

gelommen.
mid,
(5r tft

(Cf.

brtngt
I

um

a(Ie$).

mtr au3 ben 5lugen

gc*

have
him.

lost

sight

(track)

of

lommen.
Ste tjod,

lommt

gu fte^en?
nic^t

miiffen @te mir

lom>

How much is it ? You can not speak

me.
I

like that to

men,
d) fjtitte

e$ tun lonnen.

might have done

it.

GERMAN IDIOMS
,,28arum
btft

51
" you come ?

bu

ntrf)t

gefomge*

"

Why
am

didn't

"I

men?"
fonnt."

,,34

l)abe

nic^t

couldn't."

34 34

fann m'4t meljr. fann mid) irrett.

quite exhausted.

Sie fiwnen e$ mir glauben.

may be You may

I

mistaken.
believe me.
?

$ann i4

Jei^t

gefyen?

aufe, toad bit fannft.

May Run
I

go now

as fast as

you can.
?

a8 fann

icf)

au4
)eutf4?
auStoenbig.

can do that too.

Stonncn (Sic

Do you know German

I

fann

id)

know

that

by

heart.
it.

4 4

Jann
^ an

nic^t

um^in, e8 gu

I can not help but do

tun.

4t8 bafitr. fann tc^ mir ntdjt aud bem

fdjfagen.

It is
I

not

my

fault.

can not get

head.

this out of

my

I will give
fiat

him a blowing up.

got into his head?

er

fidj

in ben

What has he

gefe^t?

Sir

ftcdtcn unfere

^o^f

We
I

put our heads together.

to offend him.

fammen.

34
(Sr

^itt

i^m ni4t an ben

do not wish
is

ftocn. la'fct ben ^o^f ^angen*

geljt

He

down

in the

mouth.
life

@s

ni4t an

^f

nnb

It is

not a matter of

and

gen.

death.

T)er

toill liberatt

mit bem

He
ge*

is

a rash (or stubborn)

too

fellow.
ift

mir Uber ben ^o)>f

That

is

much

for me.

tt)a4fen.

^at gro^e Sftofinen

im

He
I

has big ideas.

racking

at

mir

am
this.

my

brains over

52
gab
einen

GERMAN IDIOMS
tf)tn

She refused him (gave him the

(gr l)at (5r

ift

einen torfc befomnten.

ein

9ftann

Don extent

He He
I

mitten.) got the mitten.

is

man

of the right sort.

(Scfyrot

nnb torn.
ntetnem 23ruber in

3$
(53

gel)e bei

board with
has cost

my

brother.

bie

toft fyat mir

t)iel 2ftul)e

gcloftet

It It

me much
him

pains.

(S3 gel)t ifym

an ben tragctu

may
is

cost

his head.

)a8 pagt gerabe in feinen

tram.

That

just suits his purpose.

(r

liegt

franl
ob

am
ift

gieber.
!etn

He
ge*

down with a
is

fever.

gttr ben

traut

There

no remedy for death.

madjfen.
(5r ge^t

ben trc6gang

(Sr fte^t bei

mir in ber trctbc.

He He

is

on the decline.
indebted to me.

is

@
!Du

^at jeber fein

;;n

treu^
!

Every one has his troubles.

(Sr froc^

troupe. iDtrft^ aber frtcgcn

fel^t

He humbled
You'll catch

himself.
it.

ber (Sac^e bie

tronc

That caps the climax.

anf.
ift

ifym in bie
-

tronc

ge*

What has angered him

I split

fafyren.

tac^te

mic^ frumm.
lalte
$titrf)e.

my

sides laughing.

gibt

^eute nur

We

shall

have only cold meat

to-day.
lueig ber turfurf
!

fpieten 33linbefufj.

The deuce knows. The children play blindman's

buff.

fiimmcrt

What do
it.

care

fitmmerc mid) nic^t barunt.

feine

I do not trouble

my head
that.

about

ift

tunft
furj

Any one can do

unb
flet-n

Ijaben alle

They smashed

everything.

gefdjragen.

GERMAN IDIOMS
fam gu furj. $tel)e immer ben
unb
(ir ift Dor

53
off a loser.
it.

She came
litrjeren.
fort,

gut,

bu muftt

always get the worst of In short, you must go.

lurjcm gefommen.

He came

a short time ago.

gftf* ba
@lit(f lad)t ifmt.
)er 9ftatrofe ijat fd)ief
>te

What
gelaben.

is there to laugh at ? Fortune smiles upon him.

fiabett

ber

aben finb ge*

5lrtt!el

The The

sailor is half-seas over.

shutters of the stores are

frfjtoffen.

closed.

aben <Sie btefen Sagcr ?

2Btr ttjo^nen auf

auf

Do you
stock
?

have this

article

in

bem Sanbe.

$3tr ge^en auf^ fianb,

Sir
^r
ter

retfen gu Sanbc.

We We We
He

the country. are going to the country. (will) travel by land.

live in

fjat

2anb unb 8eute

gefeljen.

has seen the world.

^u Sanbc trtnft

man

In this country we drink water.

fer.

ittrb

mtr lang.

Time hangs
hands.

heavy on

my

(5r l)at fein

(

eben Tang gearbettet.

Icngc
l)er.

He worked
It is

all his life.

ift fcfyon

a long time ago.

at death's door.

@r

tuirb

e$

nirfjt

me^r (an^c

He
I

is

mao^en.
$tf)

^abe fiangctactie.

am

bored.

Saffen <Ste mid) nur mad)en.

(5r laftt

Just leave

me

alone in

this.

mit

fid)

reben.

He
fagen.

listens to reason.

33ater laftt

3^nen

My
He
I

father desires

me

to tell

you.
(5r

ftay$ gut fdjmecfenw

mtr einen

9focf macf)en.

is making a hearty mea^ had a coat made.

54
(5r lieft

GERMAN IDIOMS
ben
$lr$t fyolen.

He

sent for the doctor.

alone.
it

fiaffen <Sie ba$!

Leave that
I will leave

Don't.

3d)

trerbe e$ fein laffen.

alone.

)tefe

teigarren fojfen

fid)

ran*

These cigars are not so bad.

d)en.
laftt fid) leid)t
3
:

benfen.

You can

(easily)

imagine

(that).

(at
Itteig

fid) fid)

tnn.
ntd)t $n (affen Dor

It is practicable.

He

is

beside himself with joy.

to

grenbe.
jotten btr
fatten*

ntd)t

gnr

Saft

We

do not wish

be a burden

on you.
Let the matter take
course.
its

eben<Sieber(>ad)efreien8auf!

own

laffen <Ste

tint

laufcn!

Let him go.

(r

er^iett feinen

Sauf^a^.
bei

He
You

received

his walking pa-

pers.
te

finb

fyente

fd)Iec^ter

are in

bad humor

to-day.

Boune.
(5r

gab leinen Saut

(gr gibt fetnen

tion fid). (Cf.

fid).)

He

did not utter a sound.

Son Don

Ste

lautet ber ^Brtef ?

How
ebot ?

does the
is

letter

run

28te laittet ba3 brttte

What
They

the third

command-

ment?

@$

finb lottter jnnge ^ente.

are

all

young people.

(Sr (ebt in

ben

ag ^inetn.

He He

lives

without an object in
so-

life.

(5r tf ei^

jn IcBen.

is

accustomed to good
is

ciety.

(r

fott

teben!
!

Here
an
Seficn,

to his health.
I

2ebe

tool)l

ge^t

if)tn

fyabe id) tnetn fieBtag ni(^t

Good-bye His life is at stake, I never saw the like

born days.

in all

my

gefefyen.

GERMAN IDIOMS
rebel

55

on ber Seber meg. (Cf

He

speaks bluntly.

$)er

nimmt
(r
in$

fetn Slatt rjor ben

will g(eid)
fatten).

Sftunb.
iir

tmt ber

au

ging leer auS.

d)

He came
barauf.
I attach

lege lein
er

ett)id)t

off empty-handed. no importance to it.

$l)nen etiuaS in ben 28eg

anfS ^Bcttcln.
in

Has he

put any obstacle in

?

gelegt?
)er

your way
9WittcL

legt fid)
fief)

(gr Icgte

@r

tft

bet

etnem ec^neiber in ber

n)irb e

He He He

relies

on begging.
tailor.

interposed.
is

apprenticed to a
will

fieijre.
[efjreit.

Time

show.
of honor.

im

fiei&e.
!

He
Do

is

man
it

bet Seibe nt(J)t

not do

as you value your

life.

mir bamtt t)om

fieibe*
fyat Ieir^te

Do

not bother

me

about that.

mit

erfaltet fid)

He He
I

can manage him

easily.

catches cold easily.

sorry.

tut ntir (eib. tut

am

mir

leib urn ifjn.

I feel sorry for

him.

tat fid) ein

eib

an.

(Cf.

He

committed suicide.

@r gab
fid)

fid)

ben

unt6
()aben

eben

8ie

ifym julcibc ge

What have you done

him?

to offend

tan?
^ tann
il)n nid)t

(eiben.

I can't bear the sight of him.

leibet tyn ntc^t

im

He will
room.

not tolerate him in the

(5r leibet

an ben
id) e

Sctber fann

nid)t a'nbern.

He has a nervous complaint. Unfortunately (I am sorry to 9 say) I cannot change it.

56
($3

GERMAN IDIOMS
ift

immer

bte alte Sctcr*

(Cf.

It is

the

same old

story.

(gr

ftimmt immer

ttrieber bie

alte Seter an),

)er Oftenfd) benft, ott leult.

Man
e=

proposes,

God
it.

disposes.

)a$ lentt fid).

)er

err

'profeffor

Heft

You The

get used to

professor lectures on his-

fcfjidjte.

tory.

eute intrb nid)t gelefett*

(5r Heft if)tn bte
etriten.

3n
(g

guter Sc^t ttmrbe er etnge-

There are no lectures to-day. He is giving him a lecture. To wind up with he was put in
jail.

peift.

Icu^tet
)a$ Icuri)tct in bie 5lugen.

It lightens.

(r fennt
ie
>ie

feine Scute,

(Cf. <)d)

That is evident. He knows with

to deal.

whom

he has

fenne meine

lam

in ber Seute 9J?nnb.

@arf)

The matter
light.

She became common talk. will be brought to

deceived me.
I

brac^t.
(5r fitt)rte

He
H
Heb
ift,

ift

mir

Good heavens I am glad of it. Keep

life.

Senn 3^nen 3^r Seben

fo fd)tt)eigen

silent as

you value your

@ie He6

She
.

is

fond of (loves) him.

it if

toa're
d)

mir Heb f luenn

I
I

should like

...

arbeite

ben Heben langen

bie Siebe

work the livelong day.

Xag.

mir
e

mir

jultebe.

Do me the favor. Do it to please me.

^Bier.
I I

trinle

Heber 2Bein

aU

mbd)te Heber fterben.

ie

prefer wine to beer. should rather die.

fommen Heber

nic^t.

You'd better not come.

5)er partner Itefert

The gardener
vegetables,

supplies us with

GERMAN IDIOMS
(gr ift geltefert

He

is lost.

Wliv liegt ntd)t3 baran.

I don't care a

rap about

it.
?
?

2Ba$ Uegt 3fynen baran? ? SBoran Uegt e$, ba

.
.

What does it matter to you What is the cause that

.

@$ Hegt an
>ie

mtr.

It is

my
is

fault.

)aran ttegt e$ eben.

(Stabt
ttegt
ndrb(tcf)

That
Don

just
is

it.

The As

city

situated north of

Berlin.
<So one bte <Sarf>en ttegeiu
ie$
cfefe foil

Berlin.

matters stand.
is

in crftcr Sintc

This law
to

intended primarily

ben 3l(ferbau forbern.

3d) lo&e mtr ben grieben.

38ir fterfen
btc

promote agriculture. There is nothing like peace.

in^ So^,

We
He
it)n

will

put you in

jail.

(gr ^at nttc^ iiber btert.

ben

Siiffcl bar^

fleeced me.

(Cf.

@ie

fyaben

iiber^

O^r
ift

gel)anen).

(g$ la^nt fic^

ber 9^u!)e ntdjt.

It is

hardly worth while.

(Cf. (g

Derlorene

What's the matter

Xcufcl
ift

Io&
luerben.

tan

i^n nidjt Io

There's the devil to pay. I can't get rid of him.

cmf mic^ lo. ii^ Don i^m Io,

He came
I

straight for me.

renounce him.
ticket
?

gaben @ie Qfyt ga^rlarte

liift?

Have you bought your

I

3c^
(gr

i)abe

have taken
to-day.

in

no money

madjte feinem
ift au^ ber Suft gegriffen. ^at i^n an bie Suft gefe^t.

He unbosomed
That

himself.

Da^
(5r

(gr ftroftc

mid^ Sitgcn.
g

gaben @ie Suft fpajieren

gefyen?

He He Do

pure put him out.

is

fiction.

gave

me

the

lie.

you

feel like taking a

walk ?

58

GERMAN IDIOMS
will
tfjr trie

fiuft

sum

flat*

I'll

make her

sick of gossiping

fdjen bertveiben.

3d) madjte
tttftg.

tin*

metne

Slufroar*

paid

my

respects to her.

toerbe id) fdjon madjen.

Just leave that to me.

madjt ntd)t$.

Never mind

that.
?

madjen
ba $u marten? mad)t bretmal trier?

What

are you doing

?

How do

you do
ift

What

is

to

be done
is

?
?

SBtetriel

How much

three times four

2Ba3

foil id)

bamit marten?

llm e3 luq 311 ma^cn. 3^ (affe mir einen 9^0(f ma^cn, 9Jtadjen (Sie fic^ an bie Arbeit
!

What shall I do with it ? To cut it short. In short. I am having a coat made.

Get
to work.
It will

(S* tDtrb ftc^ fd)on ma^ctt*

come

right in the end.

bag

bit

fortfommft

Get along with you.

mad^t ber
tout.*
(5r ift ein

gemac^tcr

(efegnete) ^a^jett! ie mall @ef)en

Hurry up, won't you ? "What does the dog say?" " Bow wow." He is a made man. [dinner. I hope you have made a good

Look

here, will

you

Wan

faflt.

It is said.

ttopft

Somebody
tun.
e(b.

is

knocking.

faun

It I

can be done.

mangelt mir an
fi^

am

short of money.

an nid)t^ mangcln.
an ben
liefer
e=

He
He

does not deny himself anycan not find the opportushow what he knows

thing.

fann

nt(^t

bringen.
(e^rte

(Cf.

nity to

fann fein SBiffen nic^t

fcrtngen).

(or can do).

on ben 3Wann

GERMAN IDIOMS
tft
!it
Lf

ntdjt 2D2antt$ genug,

ba3

He

has not

the

courage

tun.

(r

ftel)t

fetnen
ber

mmm.

(strength) to do this. He holds his (own) ground.

If

@e(bft

tft

Warn.
;

you want anything done, do

it

yourself.

<f

Sort
Wlann

etn

An
jit

honest

man

is

as

good as

his word.
fear ntdjt

aufe.

guwnjigtaufenb

Her husband was not at home. The army numbered 20,000

men.

($r

fyangt

ben Sftantel nadj

bem

He

is

a time-server.

SBtnbe.

galten 8te
<Ste
tft
tft

ftet^

^aft,

itber afle 9Kaften ftolj.

if)tn

mit

Wlatfyai

am

Ie^

Always keep within bounds. She is proud beyond measure. It is all up with him.

ten.

Sort
tft

mefjr!

ntd)t

mdjr

ba.

Not another word. There is nothing left.

ift

letn

$tnb mc^r*
mctttcn!

He
I

is no longer a child. should say so.

2Bte tftba^gemeint?
3rf) tticine e^

gut mtt t()m.

What do you mean by I mean well by him.

I will give

that

5)em

tuifl

id)

metne

him a piece of

my

fagen.

mind.
Practice makes perfect. Announce me to your mistress.

libung mad)t ben

mid)
bei

@r

fyat fid)

fran! gemelbet
(Cf.

(Sr l)at
Grr ^at
(g
tft

elb bte 9Kenge* e(b tuie ^eit).

He He

reported sick. has lots of money.

is

!ein SJlenf^ gu
ift felt

aufe.
c*

There

not a soul at

home

2anb

9ttenfd)en

The country has

been

benfen frei getuefen.

from time immemorial.

60
polite mtr

GERMAN IDIOMS
be=

If

gegnen.

happen
fid)

anything unforeseen should to me.

that.

@te
fid)

Mark

baS ntd)t merfen.

He

didn't

show that he knew

it.

anything about
didn't let on).
fd)ttfte bie

(Cf.

He

mtt ber

sent the books by mail.

SBolIen

@ie mttljatten?

Will you join us

ommen @te wit?

S^telen @te wit?

mag mag
)

er

ba$

gefyort f)aben ?

Are you coming along ? Will you join us in a game? Are you playing ? Where can he have heard it ?
I
I

ntd)t getjen.

do not wish

to go.

morf)te gern au^ge^en.

te

^ren
roerbe

mogUe^ft

fdjnell

should like to go out. Drive as fast as you can.

I shall

mein mogHc^ftcS

tun.

do

my

utmost.

(Cf.

3Me <Sa^e

tft

ber SJlii^c toert (Cf. *

It is

worth while.
wasted
effort.

@9

tft

berlorene ^ii^c*
fid)

It is

lo^nt

ber SWft^c ntd)t).

reinen Sftimb ^u fatten.

He knows how
mouth.

to

keep a close

reben ifym nac^ bem SBort nefymett mir ba

They speak to please him. I was going to say the same

thing.

bem
ift

-iUhwb*

auf mid) gemirojt

That was intended for me.

Who
muft nad)
erlin.
)

is

playing

I
I
}

must go

to Berlin.
it.

mufttc e tun. ^abe e^ tun miiffcn.

erabe

had

to

do

iljn mitfete ic^ treffen.

Whom

should

meet but him.

GERMAN IDIOMS
Gr
mitfe toofyl fran! fein. I suppose he is Unless he is ill.
ill.

61

@S

miifcte

benn

fern,

bag

er

Iranf
ie tft

ir>are.

3$nett gu iJtote?
su Sttutc, ate ob
fonberbar
511
.
.

How
.

do you
if

feel

TOr

ift

I feel as

...

Wl'vc toar

SKittc.

I felt queer.

@ie mnffen 93htt faffen. @eien @ie guten fitted!

nidjt
ift

You must pluck up

!

courage.

ben 9ftut uerloren

Be of good cheer. Never say die.

She
is

mutterfeelenafleim

absolutely alone.

tttrb'* ba(b ?

Well, going to be
it?

all

day about

gefje

naty TOndjett.

(Cf.

am

going to Munich.
it

3d) ge^e ju meinem ^Bruber). metner Utjrift e^ ^alb neurt.

gettfter geljt nat^ bent
s

By my watch
eight.

is

half-past

ofe.

JJ?aii)en

ie

ntetn ^letb
!

ttarf)

ber

The window looks on the yard. Make my dress in the latest

style.

neueften 3Jiobe

2Btr geidjnen nad) ber 97atnr.

{emanb ita^ mir gefragt ? Senn e^ nac^ mir gincje.

at

draw from nature. Did any one ask for me If I had my way.
According

We

Reiner 9)^einung
ba
ntc^t tun.

nad^ foKtc er

Sir gingen

twdj bent

anfe gu.

to my opinion he not to do this. ought We went in the direction of

the house.
(5r er^olte pd^ nad)

nnb

ttat^,

He

recovered gradually.

U^r ge^t a^, fam mir na^

farm ifjm nur
fagetu

My
He
ute6 nafy

watch

is

slow.

followed me.

Nothing but good can be said of him.

62

GERMAN IDIOMS
fyeitte

nadjftijetu

He

has to stay in (after school)

uadjftcr

elegenfyeit luerbe

to-day. I shall write at the first opportunity.

id) fdjreiben.

foil

feinem

Sftarfjftcn

in ber

One must help

distress.

his neighbor in

beiftefyen.
ift fid)

felbft ber Sftarfjftc.

Charity begins at home.

(gr ift bei

9tacf)t

unb 9?ebel

ba*

He

fled secretly.

t>ongegangen.
ir

tuoflen tl)m

itarf),

Let's follow him.

na^e baran gu ertrmfen. in Xob geljt mtr na^c*

ft>ar

He came
His

near drowning.
affects

death

me

very

@ie
(gr

ift ift

au
ein

ber

^aufmami namen
tut nicfyts gur

much. She is from the neighborhood. He is a merchant by the name

of Bauer.

(mit Xiamen) Waiter.

91amc
ie fyat

^a^e.

The name
She
I
I
is

is

immaterial.
fool of him.

i^n ,5um barren,

itf)

making a

iaft

mtr

nic^t

nc^mcn.

won't be talked out of that.

am

firmly convinced of

it.

ftdjmen @ie e^
(Cf. 9^id)t
(gr fjat feit brei

ntd)t fitr ungitt.

Do

not be offended.

fur itnout!).

Xagen

nt(

He
in

has taken no food

in three

days.
tu r tote
f

cmberbar lann ba
suge()en
!

Well',

ber
ift

Selt

etn felir wetter 9)2enfc^.

what strange things can happen in this world He is a very nice man.
!

^euja^r! nenen
ie

profit

A happy New
You
It is

Year.

(Cf. 3d) gtatuHere

3a

^)

re )*
nirfjt

ftnb

em

^eutfdjer,

are a

German, are you not?

saw

toafjr
ift

?
(ange, baft
id)

Sie

nirfjt

a long time since I

gefe()en fyabe.

you.

GERMAN IDIOMS
tt

63

ntdjten.

tft

nidjts mit

tl)tn.
tft.

By no means. There is nothing

If that is all.

in him.

e3 better ntrfjtS
fyat

nidjtS ju fagen.
btr ntdjjt^

That doesn't matter.

Without ceremony. Coolly. Give me another cup.

r ntdjtS,

eben

te

mir

nod)' etne

affe
!

@agen

<Ste e$ nod) etn'mal

Say
.

it

again.

)er Xetcf) tft

nodj etn'mat

fo tief

geftern n?ar er ^ter.

fotnmt noc

btefe

is as deep again. Only yesterday he was here. He will come before the end

The pond

of the week.

9Ber fomtnt nod) ?

(5r Ijat roeber

greunbe not^
Itebe

e(b.

Who else He has

money.

is

coming ?
friends nor

neither

f)at

feme

He has
It
self.

his

own

troubles.
if

tdte not, id) gtnge felbft.

would be best

went my-

er
)a

ter.

He was here
(Cf.

in a jiffy.

e^

(5$
9lttn,

nun etnmar fo tft. ift nun etnmar fo).

njarum
gel)en

Since things are as they are.

Well,
I

te ntd^t

why

don't you go

34 ^abe nur
Drte.

grennbe an

btefent

have
place.

only friends
in

in

this

34 fyabe
Drte.

greunbe nur an

btefent

have friends
only.

this place

gafjren @ie nur toetter

Just go on.
!

Sare
te

tc^

nur an f einer @tette

!

(Sagen @ie mir nur

tarn er

If only I were in his place. Please tell me.

nnr

How
nnr lann.

in the

world did he get

I can.

here?
tue, fo
t)tet id)

SBoju nit^t

I do as much as ever Of what good is it ?

64

GERMAN IDIOMS

often?
G?r tefjrt atfe$
ofterft.

gu unterft unb gu

Who lives upstairs? He turns everything

down.

upside

(:$

ift ntcfyt

gan$

ofjne.

There

is

some

truth in

it.

(Er fyat e$ fyinter

ben Dfjretu
itber$ Dfyr ge=
fyat

He
iiber

@te

fyaben ifyn

a sly one. They have cheated him.

is

^auen.

(Cf. (gr

mid)

ben

Siiffcl barbtert).

2Bir inerben balb

fein.

an Ort unb

We

shall

soon reach our

desti-

nation.

)te

getnbe ttmrben

511

The enemy were

Give

routed.

getrteben,

eben @ie nttr etn ^jaar

@ic

l)at

me a few marks. She has him under her thumb.

(Cf.

(5r

^at

fie

unter bent

$>aumen).
(Sr ift

em ^anto
Wallensteins
)aran erlenn^

He
I

is

a henpecked husband.

lenne metne
(Cf.

know my man
iron.).

(men). (Often

Tod,
io^

1.

1871:

metne

^appenfjetnter.

^r fennt feme
It will

Scute).
tutrb

urn einen ^a^^enftiet

nttt t>on ber

be sold for a mere

trifle.

fcerfauft

@te So((en
(5r

Aortic?

totr

eine

^artte SB^ift

Will you join us in the trip ? Shall we have a game of whist

mac^en ?
madjt eine gute ^artie.
ut Jwfet

He
The

is

making a good match.

fit

mir

nic^t.

hat does not

me.

GERMAN IDIOMS
ntd)t fitr

65

Me

He

is

not adapted to the posi-

tion.
nid)t.
fid) ntdjt.

That does not suit us. That is not proper.

(r @r @r

tft

em

(ufttger

patron*

Ijat

$edj.
tfym ben ^elj gettafdjen.

l)at

He He He

is

a jolly fellow.
in

is

hard luck.

gave him a good scolding.

@rf)i(fen

@te mtr metne

errn 9^.

33riefe

}>er Sibreffe

tft Icttt

5lnfel)en ber ^erfott

Send my letters in care of Mr. N. God is no respecter of persons.

t)or

ott.

SSir ^flegtctt SRatS tnttetnatiber.

33ater ^flcgtc
311

fagen.

We My
As

took counsel together. father used to say.

the saying
is.

man
tft
tft

gu fagen ^ftcgt

^ter ntd)t

am
ber ^euttgen

Be seated. That is out

All
is

^Sotcn ntc^t tjerloren.

of place here. not lost yet.

?am mtt
3d)

The
I

letter

came by

to-day's

mail.
gefye Je^t

auf bte foft

gef a Ktgft mtt itm=
!

am
now.

going

to the postoffice

djreiben

@ie

Please write by return mail.

I

gel)enber $oft

3c^

tjerfenbe

ba$ ^afet' mtt ber

am

sending the package by

is

mail.
ter {ft

ber

fatter
Srct

fitr

This

the general delivery

gcrnbc (Senbungen.

window.
I will not

llm fetnen

tue

tc

do that

for all the

"

world.
?affcn <Ste
fid^

nt

Don't

let

25Hr ftetlen t^n auf bte

We
He

put him

done." yourself be to the test.

test.
trial.

@r
3fc

Ijat bte

$roBe beftanben. nel^me @tc auf

stood the

I will

take you on

66
Crr

GERMAN IDIOMS
macfytefut^en S|Sr0eftmtti()m.

(5r fing etnen $roej| mtt mtr an.

He made short work of him. He instituted legal proceedings

against me.

(SrljatbaS^ufoermdjterfunben.

He
I

will

never set the world on

fire.

3rf) ftanb cmf

bem

^uttfte,

@te

was on the point

you.

of asking

^u fragen.
)er

^ttttft

ift

em

$nttfy\mt*

The

period

is

a punctuation
at three

tttm^etcfyen.
(5t

mark.
llfjr.

lam

tynntt 3

He came
o'clock.

precisely

llttb

bamtt ^Sunl'titm!

And

there's an

end of

it.

3Sater
tiber.

toofyttt

qitcr gegen^

My
He

father

lives

diagonally
in
all

across the street.

ftreif te freu^

unb qucr um^er.

wandered around
has

directions.
ift

tfym ettoaS in bie Cttcrc

Something
with him.

gone

wrong

gefommett.
tnac^t

UU3

qitttt*

That squares things between

us.

ift

fitnfte

9<lab

am

He

is

superfluous.

(Sr ift

auger 9tanb unb ^Banb.

cf)Ufter3 Jla^J^en
s

Grr reitet

bet tfym.

He is out of all bounds. He goes on Shank's mare. He is not quite right in

head.

his

2Btr IDoffen ben 5lr^t

jtetjen.

$ate

Let us

call in the doctor.

GERMAN IDIOMS
mmer
fann 9?at roerben.

6t

He always knows what to do. That may be easily managed. Now tell us what to do.

ter tft

guter

$at

teuer.

We
He

are in a dilemma.

(ir toetg fid) ntdjt

gu raten*

does not know what to do.

tear gut geraten*

fann nidjt auf

il)n redjtten.

That was a good guess. He is not to be depended

upon.

(5m 3al)r in8 anbere

)em madje
id)

geredjnet.
tric^

Taking one year with another.

I will

etnen

bnrd)

upset his plans.

bte 9lerfjttung,

Senn

mtr

rec^t

tft.

If I
I

SDttr foil e^

gan^

rerf)t fein.

am not mistaken. am quite agreeable to

you are agreeable.

it.

^ijnen
finb

fo rectjt tft.

If

@
rcc^

You

think you are something

just in tims.
?

great.

fomnten eben
t^
ift

You come
It is

f)ter

rec^t?

Is this the right place

rcdjt fcfjabe.

tne e3 red^t gern,

a great pity. I will do it with the greatest

pleasure.

tue

idj e

erft

rc^t

ntcf)t.

Now

I will

do

it

less

than ever.
there.

btft

bu an ben

SRcrfjten ge=

You found your match

!ommen.
ie c^

(jaben redjt

You
I
ic^

are right.

gebe i^m rei^t

lcrf)t

megen ptte

agree with him. By right I should

not have

nt^t tun foKen. (5r fiel mtr in bte 9lebe.

done

it.

He

Die

Sftebe ftel

auf unferen Sefjrer.

The

interrupted me. conversation turned

upon

our teacher.
tft

feme

That

is

SBommtft Me 9lebc?

What

is it all

not the question. about ?

68

GERMAN IDIOMS
ift

nidjt ber 9lebe iuert.

It is
I

ftellte il)n

gur 9kbc.

not worth mentioning. took him to task.

will

mitffen mir 9icbc ftefyen.

You

have to give an

ac-

count of yourself. You will have to answer my questions.

tft

ber langett Sftebe luqer

(-Die Ficcolomini,
1.

What

is

the
?

meaning

of the

(Sinn?
241).

rigmarole

@r laftt mit fid) reben. $eben nrir nidjt mefjr batoott 8te ntd)t fo Did SRebenS
!

He

is open to conviction. Let us drop the subject. Do not make such a fuss about
it.

bat)on

tnadjte U)re (Stferfuc^t rcgc*

That roused her jealousy.

ber $egel

tft

baS ^Better im

As a
is

rule the weather in

beautiful.

May

^r

ftel)t

im

fd)tt>ar^en 9legiftcr

He

is

marked man.
salt.

9ietc()Ctt

@ic mir

gefalltgft

ba

Please pass the

Is that

ba$?
!Dte
tft

enough
turn.

an

mir.

(Cf.

It is

my

bin

id)

bran.

lommt e an bid)). fommen @ie an

ift tcitt

bie SRettye.

Now
That

it is

cms ber 8uf t gcgrtf*

is

your turn. pure invention.

fen.
ift

rein unmijglic^.

3d)

mug

mtt if)m in

SRctne

That is absolutely impossible. I must come to an understanding with him.

lommen.
IttdlUc Kcifc!

Pleasant journey

Sir
(5r

reifcn itber ^Bremen.

tjat

We go
He

by way

of

Bremen.

flleiftanS
ift

genommen.

fled.

(Cf. (gr

mac^te

fid)

bnrdjgebrannt (Sr au bem Stance).

GERMAN IDIOMS
te

69

grauen
gab

reiften fid) urn tfyn.

The

ladies are wild after him.

tl)tn

ben

SReft.

That gave the finishing stroke

to him.

<Ste mlifjen fid) nad) tl)tn rid)tetu

You must accommodate

self to his wishes.

your-

it I)at e

feme DKdjttgtett

That

$inb

fyangt ber

Gutter

am
ba$

The

is quite correct. child clings to its mother's

skirt.
(Sr

ntmmt
laitc

feine SHitrffidjt auf

He makes He

no allowance

for

Setter.

the cold weather.

Grr fteljt in

gntem Olufe* Saffen @ic mid) in

)er

@d)lag

tjat

t^n

has a good reputation. Leave me alone. He has had an apoplectic

stroke.

tut ntdjts
ift

giir Sarfjc.

That's immaterial.

an ber
meine

@arf)c ?
adjc!

What

is

the truth of the matter

33(eiben @te bet ber

ift

6arf)c*

Stick to the point. That is my business.

an.

mid) ntd)t
.gljre

That's no concern of mine.

fteben

Take your

traps.

(Sir

gtng mtt

Sad nnb
f agcu
!

He went with bag and baggage.

You don't say so As I was about to say. What do you mean by that
!

@ie

ntc^t

woflen <Sie bamtt fageit?

(Sr fagt

nur

fo.

He
nid)t$ ^n fagen*

simply says

so.

2ftan fagt.
(Sic l)aben

It is said.

mir

Da
(5r

^at nidjts gn fagen.

taffen.

3d) ^abe mir fagcn

ift,

I am not under your That doesn't matter. I have been told.

orders.

off en

gcfagt f etn (Spt^

To

bube.

the plain truth, he scoundrel.

tell

is

TO
Unter
tier.

GERMAN IDIOMS
utt

gefagt, er

tft

ein

itg=

Between you and me, he

liar.

is

)er

fann

bott

lita*

fagctt,

bag

He may
train.

consider himself lucky

er ntd)t

mtt betn 3uge

mid) tmeber

retfte.

that he did not travel

by that

$d)
2)a$

mug

fammehu
e$
fid)

must

collect

my

)tettftmcibd)ett

mug

The
It is

servant girl

is

thoughts. often com-

oft

fauer toerben laffen.

(g*

ift frfjabe,

pelled to a pity.

do drudgery.

)a$ fdjabet mcfyt.

That doesn't matter.

(r

fyat

fern Sdjafdjen

im

He
fc^

has feathered his nest.

nen.
3<i) n)t(I

mit it)m ntdjt^ ^u

t)te( jit

I will

have nothing

to

do with

fen {jaben.
(Sr

him.
fc^affen.

madjt mir

He

gives

me

a great deal of

trouble.
ie

f^afftcn

t()n

au

bem

They put him

out of the way.

likes.

i^n flatten itnb

Let him do as he
finb

offnungen S^anbcn gemorben.

(5r ^at feine (Sfyre in bie

ine

My
He

hopes have come to nothhas staked his honor.

ing.

gefc^fagen.
ie alt

a^cn 6i
tt>em!

How old do you take him to be?

If

you

trust before

you try, you

may
ttt

repent before you die.

believe to ...

tritgt
fid)

Appearances are deceptive.

ie

geben

ben Sdjeut, a(

They make

ob...
ie

n?ar fdjehttot.

ier ift
fyier

mein

eburtfrf)citt

unb

mettt

She was in a trance. Here is my certificate of birth and here is my certificate of

vaccination.
I

c^

fyabe

got that as a present.

men.

GERMAN IDIOMS
fdjert e3 bid)?

71
to

What's that
tfytn.

you

(gte treiben Srfjerj

mit

They

are

making sport
be

of him.

Crr (dBt nidjt tntt fid) fdjerjetu

He

will not

trifled with.

a3

fdjtcft fid) nidjt.

That's not proper.

Sdjtrfe bid) in bie SBeit.

Adapt yourself
I like to

to the world.

3d)

fdjiefce

gent $egel.
frfjtefctt

bowl.

3d) bin in einer

tnadjt ein
)

Sage.

am

in

an awkward predica-

ment.

He
I

ttwnfdje

is taking a nap. wish you good-night.

The boy
bent

got a whipping,
of
it.

Think no more

ie

(2d)(ad)t bet (Seban

The

battle of

Sedan was fought

simply and honoff.
?

int
te

Sa^rc 1870 gefdjiagetu tebten f^lcc^t unb rec^t.

in 1870.

They
They

lived

estly.

ge^t if)nen redjt ft^Icc^t

licftett
tt

are very badly

infer

@ie baranS?

What do you
Concluded

from that

fotgt.

in our next.

S^merft 3fnten
(gr
tftfjt

bie

(Snppe nidjt?

fid)^ gut

Enjoying your meal? Don't you like the soup He eats with a relish.

(5r fprid)t,

mte i^m ber

ift.

He He

is

a plain-spoken man.

gemadjfen

(5r I)aut itber bie

Sdjtwr*

kicks over the traces.

He

overshoots the mark.

ie

lange finb <Ste fc^o

ttiarte

How long
I

nun

fdjon brei Xage.

have you been here ? have been waiting for three days now.

(5r fyat fo f^oit

genug.

He
fetnen

Sd)ou

fern

ang

has enough as it is. His very gait shows his pride.

72

GERMAN IDIOMS
I will call

3rf) tuerbe bid) frfjon rufen.

you

you can depend

is

on

that.

2Bemt e$

frfjon toafyr ift, fo

Although
yet ...

this

quite

true,

Sd)0tt gut!
)aute fdjito
!

Very

well.

All right.

3d) bitte fd)im.

,,ett)en
te

Thank you. Would you kindly.

gefafligft
,,33itte
is

mir

3^)^

"Will you kindly lend

fountain pen
?

me your

pflfeber."
(^4j//<?

" "

frf)iw."

Certainly."
of this ribbon."

pen

handed).
(5(Ie

,,ebeu

<Ste

mir etne
rr

t)on
JJ

"Give me a yard
"All right."

biefem SBattb!"
^Die- fj^one

@^Btt

HBelt
fefyen.

ift

in SBieS*

The
It is

fashionable world can be

baben

511

seen at Wiesbaden.

^)u

bift
()at

fc^ulb baran.
fid^

@r

eine

rob^eit
laffen,

311

He

your fault. has been guilty of an act

of that.

Sdjitlbeu

lommen

of rudeness.

Sc^ttiamm britber!
jt bie (Sc^ute.
fitr it)tt.

No more
Henry
is

playing truant. Everybody is raving over him.

fdjttmrmt fur SOhtfif.

He

is

enthusiastically fond of

music.
lt)erbe
)ei

e$ 3^) nen

f^^111 ^ au f

I will give

it

to

you

in writing.

Ijat

geben. ba Sdjiuarjc getroffett.

He

has
it

made

a bull's eye.

fatlt

mir

f^rtjcr.
l)at

I find

difficult.

tuit

This house has cost me a great

deal of money.

elb geloftet.

The worst
(Sr

is

over.

mac^t mir Scfjtmertgfcttcm

edjjtger.
bie Seefe*

(5r ift eiu

He He

is
is

causing

me

trouble.

ge^t mir au

That goes
heart.

past sixty (in the sixties). to the bottom of my

GERMAN IDIOMS
fprecfyen
gefyt
)a felje

mir au
bttrd)

ber Seele*

mir

Me

Seele.

Those are just my sentiments. That cuts me to the quick..

I declare
1

etner!

el)alt tmrb ntdjt gefdjen. 3luf id) 311 beinen SBorten! $d) lonnte ifyn tttcfyt ju fefjcn

Salary no
I

object.

Mind your words.

could not get to see him.
to see us

befommen.
<2ie
faff en
fid)

ja

nicfyt

mefyr

You never come

Even
his friends

now.

fefycm
cl&ft

feine

greunbe glauben
f dig

do not believe

him.
ott f)abe

t^n

God
immer.

rest his soul

late father

53ater fclig fagte

l)at

feinen $opf barauf gc

My He
I

always said. has set his heart on it.

fe<?e
ift

ben
bijfe

assume.
is a termagant. cannot get it out of

erne

Sicken
nid)t

She

mir

bem

my

mind.

inb (^ie nid)t bei

(Sr ift

Sinncn?

Are you out

of your

mind

con

tnnem
ft^cn
!

He

is

out of his senses.

^3Ieibt

nur

Just keep your seats.

(Sr ift fitjeu gebtieben.

He was not promoted. He jilted the girl.

fe^r gut.

This coat

fits

you very
That's

well.

fa!

That's right.

it.

Oh, no.
!ann nid)t fo bleiben,

So

etrt)a^

fommt
lueit

3ft e^ fo
t)iet e

Xage getommen?
fo
ttrie

alle

t)or.

Things can not go on like this. Such things happen every day.

Has

it

come
it

to this

id)!

Do

as I do.

aud) !ofte.

Whatever

may

cost.

genug!

There, that will do.

74

GERMAN IDIOMS
Indeed
nur
fa*
?

So?
(*r tut

He
gcnug.
,,3o,

is

only pretending.

(3

tft

fa' fcfyon fpat

gefyt

It is late

,,2Bie

e$ Sfynen?"

"

How

enough as it do you do ? "

is.
'

Pretty

fo'."

well."
fannft, fa fomtne.
fa atte fed)3 2Bod)en.

2Benn

bit

If

(r fommt
2Bie cr
>a$ )u

you can, (then) come. He comes every six weeks or

so.

nun

fa baftanb.

As he was standing

there.

braudjen ttrir fo ttrie fo'* betne fattft betnen 33ater unb

efjren.

We

need that anyhow. Thou shalt honor thy father

will

SWuttcr

and thy mother.

foflcn*
fit

)u fottft e3 fef)en.

@te fatten e3 tun

Sotttc ba3 SSetter

You You
I

will see.

should have done

it.

anbern.

If the

weather should change.

?

3d)

foffte

ba

tun?
^aben.

do that

Never

fottett redjt

I will allow that

^3ruber

fofltc 5lrgt tuerben.

My

you are brother was to be a

is

right.

physi-

cian.

What
fott

the meaning of your

ba?
unfer SBtfljetm

laughter ? What's the use of that

(Sr fofl Irani fetn.

He

is

said to be
it
?

ill.

ba

Could
liam

have been our Wiloff.

fen fetn?
fott fort.

He
tragt 6ott

must be

unb

ein.
tft

franif^
finb

fitr

mt^.

(Cf.

bookkeeper enters debits and credits. That is Greek to me.

The

the

mtr

fer).

oerfte^t fetnen
fefete

fein ^eben auf

He He

can not take a joke.

risked his
life.

GERMAN IDIOMS
affen
ie

75

mid) au$

bem

(sty id

Don't mix

me up
it
?

in the affair.

(r
3ft

treibt e3 aitf bie @ptfee.

He
(Cf.

carries

to extremes.

err $1. gu

foremen?

Is

Mr. N. in

3ft
3<d)

err 9R. ba?),

modjte

errn 9?. tyrerfjetu

I I

should like to see Mr. N.

gd) bin aujjer ftanbc ba$ ju tun. 3d) bin nid)t im ftanbc ba$ $u
tun.

am am

unable to do

this.

unable to do

this.

3d)

tan

ntd)t

bamit ju ftanbe
te

can not manage

don't you
?

it.

fomnten.

SBarum

bletben

ntdjt bei ber

Why

stick

to the

Stange?
ai^el).

(Cf. 23(eibe bet ber

point

(3

regnet ftart

It is

raining hard.

te ftarl ift bte

nene 5luflage?

How many

madjte
(Cf. Qrr

fic^

au

bem

taube.

copies have been printed of the new edition ? He ran away (skipped).

t)at

9icifiau

genom-

men.
fttrfjt

(Sr ift burrfjgeljrattttt).

2Bo l)aben

i^m in bie ilugen. @ic geftcrft.

That

strikes his eye.

Where have you been keeping

Sr

blieb

fterfett,

He
etner gcftcdt ^a^

yourself? stuck fast.

@ mug
ben.

e^

tljnt

Somebody must have given him

a hint of
it.

<Sie l)aben i^n unter

bie (Sofba-

They made

a soldier of him.

ten gefteift*
(Sr rebet

cm$ bem Stcgreif,

efunb-

f SBte fte^t g mtt ^tjrcr

He speaks off-hand. How are you

?

l)ett?

SBte

ftef)t

eg jn

aufe?

How
gut.

are the folks

!Die Ufyr

ftc()t fc^on tuieber.

The clock has stopped

This hat becomes you

again.

liefer

gut

fteljt

3^nen

well.

GERMAN IDIOMS
Sir
3d)
)er
freljeit

un3 gan^

gut.

We
I

are on excellent terms.

it is

<pier ftcljt e$.

fteljc

Here

(written).

gu $fjren Stfcnften.
ftefyt

am

at

your service.
first

5la*erbau

an

erfter

Agriculture takes

rank.

ftetft fid)
l

fran!.

He
nur f@tit
ge*

pretends to be
is

ill.

9e

fyat

feine

P f^ gran itn
e

The boy

He
Be

simply shamming. has abandoned his wife.

(affen.
e ftttt!

quiet.

ftimmt

Correct.
nicf)t

That's

(all) right.

bin ^eitte
ftieft

gut gefttmmt.

am

ben

unb mit
mit

bem bem

He

not in good humor to-day. gave the dog a kick.

butts.

@d)afbotf

ftoftt

The ram

ftiiftt

mit ben

ornern.
trctj^c

The cow hooks.

^at tuieber

bumme

He

has been at his old tricks

gema^t.
liegt

again.
"Strcitc

im

mit feinem

He

is

at

loggerheads with his

33ruber.
Dtele beutfd)e
bie

brother.

Stunbcn

^a-

How many

German
?

lessons

have you a week

tft
tft

fyeute fur

nod)

fefjr friil)

cm am
toerben
afle

What day
It is still

of the

week

is it ?

very early in the day.

jimgften
gertdjtet.

Xag

On He
I

the

Day

of

Judgment

all

will
fytnetn.

be judged.
to

lebt in

ben Sag
na'cfyfter

lives recklessly.

toerbe
fdjretben.

Xage an i^n

shall write

him one

of

these days.

GERMAN IDIOMS
33ringen
ttrir

attfs

Let us broach the matter.

@r

ift

bet

ber

Xat ertappt

toor*

He was

caught

in the act.

ben.
Grr t)ielt

ba3

f tub itber bte $aitfe.

He
He

stood

godfather for the

child.
Grr taitgt

gn ntd)t.
fid).

is

&arin tanfdjen @ie

(Si

You

good for nothing. are mistaken there.

Scott,

ber Saufeitb fen bift

!

SBie bu geroaaV

Great

how you have

)a$ ttrirb
)er

mtr gu tetl Seufel ift (o.

ift

grown! That falls

to
's

my

share.

The

devil
is

to pay.

ein groge$ 2;icr,

fpracfyen mtr baDon.
!

He

a big gun.
it

2:if(f)c

We

spoke about

at dinner.

^'ontmen @ie nad) ^tfr^c

(gr bat

Come
You

after dinner.

mid) gu Xif^e gu bteiben.

He invited me to stay to dinner.

are a

)u bift be^
(gr

^obc

dead man.
suicide.

gab

fic

ben Xob.

(Cf. (Sr
(Sr ^at

He

committed

tat fid^ ein fieib3 an.

fit^

nm$

Ijat er

Seben geBra^t). fid) ben Xob ge^ott.

ober
eben.

There he caught
It is

his death.
life

auf ^ub
(Sr
ift

a matter of

or death.

mtr in ben
it

ob tjcrftat.
gearbeitet.

I can't

(Sr l)at fid)

ift

Sobc

He

bear the sight of him. killed himself with work.

to drive

gum

0flttjerben!

That is enough mad.

(Cf.
fid)).

one

(ir gibt leinen

Son ton
an.

fid).

He

doesn't utter a sound.

(r gab
gibt

leinen Saut t?on

ben

Son

ge^drt

jnm

guten
einen

She sets the fashion. That is customary in good

ciety.

so-

(ir njirft afle^ in

He

treats all alike.

1

(Cf.

Done

Agreed

GERMAN IDIOMS
63
6r
ift

jutn Sotlndjeu.
nad)

It is

trarfjtet

He

too funny for anything. has an eye on your fortune.

fault is

gen.

Ser
^Da3

tragt tie
fya'tte

Whose
mir
rue

it ?

id)

traumeu

should never have dreamt of

(affen.
)te SRetfje trtfft bid).

such a thing.
It is

6r

fyat'3 getroffett.

He
.
.

your turn. has hit it.

to ...

3d)
3tn

tyabe e3
id)

gut getroffen, baft

was lucky
met a

gctroffen?

Is that like
getrof=

me?

3d)

^cibe

einen

S^mtk

friend.

fen*
trtfft fid) gut.
treiljft

That comes

in just right.
?

bu ba?

What
T

are you doing there

far.

<gr tretBt ^olttt!. (gr treiBt e

Ie

is in politics.

^u

tDeit.

He

goes too

33aum

trei^t flatter,
tretfct r fo gel)t'^.

man^
tritt in

The tree puts forth leaves. As you do, so shall you have

ba$ tot.

He

enters upon the

office.

2:ranen tretcn il)m in bie

Slugen.
tut

Tears come to his eyes.

i^m

nic^t^.

tut nidjts.
ift

That won't hurt him. That doesn't matter.

I

mir

fe^r barunt gu tun.

tut r al3 ob er fdjliefe.

H)i((

gleit^

mit ber
.

itr

to

am very anxious about it. He pretends to be asleep. He blurts things out.

gau

)er nimmt (Cf fetn ^Blatt oor ben -iJJhmb. 6r

fallen.

rebet

Don ber

Sefcer n?eg).

U
ift
ift

mir
itjm

iifcel.

I feel sick.

iifoel

befommen.

It

did not agree with him.

GERMAN IDIOMS
tnuffen Sie
ittdjt

You must
that.

not be offended at

men.
itOt
fief)

tin

Singen.
afleS.

He

practices singing.

gefyt

iikr

fjabe itfcer

300

That beats everything. I have more than three hundred books.

fell asleep while eating. Fie upon the cowards I do not agree witl you.
1

(r

fd)Uef iibcr
iifcer

bem

(Sffen ein.

He

D,
3cf)

bie geigttnge!
nicfyt

ftimme
ie

mit

$l)nen

itfcerettt.

2Benn
ate

e$ itbcrljnnvt tuodett.
iibrtg,

If I

(Sd Metbt mtr nid)t^ me^r

.

you want it at all. have no alternative but

time

S&temel Uljr

tft

c?

What
Not

is it

Urn

atte^ in ber 2Be(t nicf)t.

for all the world.

is

@r

ift
icf,.

urn einen ^opf groger alS

He

a head taller than I am.

Urn

fo (eic^ter

tft

e$ jn tun.

So much the easier

it is

to do.

(Sie e$ urn meinettt)iflen.

Do

it

for

my

sake.

effen, urn gu (eben.

Sir

beantmorteten

ben ^Brief

We We

eat in order to live.

answered the
is

letter

by

re-

mit umgc^cnbcr $oft

turn mail.

gad

tft gerabe umgdeijrt. befomntt eS itiiifunft

The case
It is to

just the reverse.

Sftacfyen <Ste leine

Umftanbc!
nacft

be had for nothing. Don't stand on ceremony.

Don't go to any trouble.

3Witffcn

nrir

l)ier

3lac^en

Do we change here for Aachen?

nmfteigen?

(Cf. <$inftetgett

itmjiuuenben

Please

turn

over

(the

leaf).
-

Over.

^r

mifd^t

fic^

unBerufen in afleS.

He

pokes body's business.

his

nose in every-

80
(gr fragte t>on ungefiiljr.

GERMAN IDIOMS
He happened No offence, I
to ask.

fur nngnt!

(Cf. ffleljmett

hope.

e3 ntdjt
ift

fitr

ungut).

unteit ?

fit itnten am ifd)e. (r fyat Don union auf gebient.

($r

Who is downstairs He sits at the foot of the table. He has risen from the ranks.
?

ttnter

un3

gefagt.

Untcr

^efjn luar einer gut.

Between you and me. Only one in ten was good.

nnter

@r

fanb

bie

}uittung

He

found the receipt among

is

feinen ^apteren.
ioeldjer

his papers.

Urfac^c tuirb ba^

For what reason

this

done

getan?

fief)

leine

fcerbrie*

He
I

spares no pains.

ben

toa're id) tucfyt fcerfaflen,

should never have thought

of him.
at

SMefe

3hnrn er

ftefyen

Qfyntn
r

These rooms are

posal.

your

dis-

gur Scrfngung.
)ie

Sac^e ucr^alt
fb'nuen
ift

fid) fo

fic^

barauf

tjcrlaffcn.

The facts of the case are these. You can depend upon it.
She
is is

mit

it)tn tcrloftt.

engaged
stupid.

to him.

r ift ticrnagclt.

(Cf. (5r fyat ein

He

JBrctt t)or

bem

topfe).

man
bttte

fic^^ tierftef)t

Before one

is

aware of

it. ?

ticrfte^cn fid) auf

You
I

are a judge of jewels

urn JBcr

gefdjat) tiar ac^t

fiird)tet fic^ tior

Xagen.

It

beg your pardon. happened a week ago.

is

bem

unbe.

He

afraid of the dog.

in

beja^len

im Doratt^
morgen bar?

We

pay

advance.

Ijafcen (gie fitr

What

are
?

your plans for

to-

morrow

GERMAN IDIOMS
)tefe <Stette
fcor.
tft

81
in

lomntt bet Ufylanb

This passage occurs

Uhland.

nod)

me

tiorgefommen.

That has never happened before.

te

toorlauftg nid)t$!

Don't say anything for the present.

20rftd)t!

Handle with
$f)nen

care.

(Srlanben <Sie mtr, mtcfy

fcorjufteflen.

Permit

me

to introduce myself

to you.

(r

tft

mtr an$ ben 5(ugen

gc=

He
I

uwrljfcu.

has grown so him any more.

don't

know

$&) bin ber

5litfgabe ^ctuariifcu.

am

(r @r

tft

fort, ntd)t rtia^r

?
ntd)t.

retcfyt

t^m ba$ Staffer

tft

He He

equal to the task. has gone, hasn't he ? is not worthy to clean his
to nought.

boots.
)er

^(cm

gu SBaffcr geraor-

The scheme came

ben.
)a

SBaffcr lauf t mtr

tm 9}lunbe

My

mouth

waters.

gufammen. @ic tuedjfeltcn Sorte.

They conversed.
reled.

They quarthis
bill for

$5nnen
'

<^te

mtr

btefe 33anfnote

tt>ed)fdtt?

Can you change me?

mtr

ait$

bem 2Bcg
!

Get out of my way.

behteS 2Scgc

@r lam

be

2$kge&
ben

(ir fcfyaffte

gnnb

ait^

bem

Go your way. He came along. He got rid of the

dog.

brarf)te e
fjat

ptoege*

He

accomplished

it.

QUte 2BegC

That's a long way

off.

82

GERMAN IDIOMS
bamtt!

Beg
@r
tft

Get away with

it.

gan^ meg.

He
getan.
I

is

quite beside himself.

3d)
)er

fyabe

mir
tut

toef)

$opf

mir mc^.
!

have hurt myself. My head aches.

grofyltdje Bcifjnadjten

merry Christmas.
loves

2Ber ntd)t
efang,
fern

lieb't

Beitt, 2Betb uub

Who

not woman, wine

will

)er bleibt etn 9'torr

and song,
whole
life

be a fool

his

eben lang.

long.
1

ttci

madjen @ie einem anbern ! )68 Hnbc einem (Cf.

Tell that to the marines

anbern auf !).

^ie
d)cn!
ttiett

ftc^

ntdjtS

Don't be taken

in.

tft

e3

Don

()ter

How
He
is

far is
?

it

from here to Co-

logne
tft
'

bei rtJCttcm ber befte.

ttictter ntc^t
tft
tft.

by
is

far the best.

If that's all.

setter ntd)t^ a(

That

pure malice.

I)ett.

(Sein SBci^cn blit^t.

ff

He
,,$&,
\

is flourishing.

aben

te

papier?"

"Have you paper?"

I

"

Yes,
this

!)obe tueWjeS."

have some."
the world can

in atter

Belt

foil

baS

{)ei

What in mean ?

28ir ntitffen
fcf)Iagen.
!iDa

un

burd) bie

Belt

We

must make our way

in the

world.
l)ot fic^

^3(att

gemcnbet.

Segen
U
(5d

U)eiterer (Srlnnbigungen

Things have taken a new turn. For further particulars apply

to

betiebe

man

fid)

an

errn 9^.

Mr. N.

tucubcu.
tucuig,
fo

fetjtte
il)n

fatten

fie

They had very

him.

nearly caught

gefangen.
nid)t^ toentger a(^

(r

tft

bumm,

He

is

anything but stupid.

GERMAN IDIOMS
mnp
)er

83

embers merbett.
311

There must be a change.

(Sconce imrb Ste Krirb eS?

)a$

SBaffer.

The snow

How
s

is turning to water. are things going ?

Serf

ift

tm Berbetu
mit

The work

is in

progress.

($r ttwrf if)n

mit
fid)

toarf urn

He He

threw stones at him.

called people (bad) names.

ift

etraad

tm
5^) r

SBerfc*

tr

Ijaben

towtes
b.

There is something under way. Your favor of the nth inst. was
cmp*
duly received.

ben tjom 11.

fangen.
(5r

9)?t.

tretbt
alletn.

fern SBcfcn

fitr

fid)

He

keeps to himself.

mad)te

em

groped SBefetu

o l)aben inir ntd)t

9(IIe

gemettet
ber

better!
ttJtetJtcI

He made a great fuss. That's not our agreement. Confound it Great Scott
1

Urn

Uf)r fa()rt

3U5

At what time does the train

leave
?

ab?
tetiicltctt (tuieutetften) I)a*

What day

of the

month

is it

ben

ftrir

^eute?
ber $iaf*

UjtetJtcItc ift er in

How high up is
Till

he

in the class?

fe?

SSieberf c^en

Xun Ste Senn e

gtnge.
mtttfte
ie tnirft

ifym fetnen SBttten

Do
If I

we meet again. as he wishes.

had my way.

nad)

meinem

3Bi(leu

mir mit ber

wnb.

He

aid Se^rerin an etner

beckoned to me. She teaches in an elementary

school.
af-

(5lementarfd)n(e.
ift

eine fd^dne SStrtft^aft

That's a nice condition of

fairs
!

it)iU

oon und nid)td miff en,

He

does not want to have any'

thing to do with us,

84

GERMAN IDIOMS
I'll tell

you what.
is

gtbfs

"What
I shall

there

new?" "Nothof."

ba$

id) tuftftte*"

ing that I

know
if

3<d:).fomme, too

come
is

possible.

Jn

btefen ,3eiten,

In these
thing

times,

when
?

every-

tft.

dear.

tfter tyer?
tft ftjoljl

Where
ju

is

he from

He
I

is in

good

spirits.

Grr

fommt

tuoljl fyeute nod).

,,ommt

er

fyeute?"

,,eute

suppose he will come to-day. "Will he come to-day?" "Not

to-day, but probably to-mor-

nic^t, tooljl

aber morgen."

row."
tft tooljl

arm, aber er?

tmfl
ni<f)t

It is true

he

is

poor, but

brennen.

What does he want ? The wood won't burn.

(Sr nrifl na(^ (Snglanb.

^r

ttiitt

tfym

He He

wishes to go to England. is well disposed toward

could
I

him.
ttjodtc id)

madjen?

What
I will

do

3c^

will e^ nic^t gefyiJrt

(Sr toitt eg felbft gefel)en

He

pretend I didn't hear it. claims to have seen it him-

self.
ttittt id) ttJttt

gern glauben.
nid)t
rec^t

I readily believe that.

mir

ein

I can't quite see that (your ar-

(euc^ten.

gument).

3u
@r

tuem

itiottcn
!

For

Sluf ein SSort

fii^rte

Just a

ba3

are you looking word He was the spokesman.

I

whom

@ie lucrben
erleben.
(gd

3^ bfaiteS SSunbcr
ttmttbcr, ba
icf)

You
I

will

see something that

will

amaze you.

tttmmi mid)
gefunb

am

surprised that I keep so a good haul there.

fo
X)-a

bleibe.

well.

^abcn'ie einen guten SBnrf

You made

getan,

GERMAN IDIOMS
(gg

85

tomrmt
ift

mirf).
rft.

It

mir
afleS

(Cf. (gg
(gg
ift

ift

That's

annoys (worries) me. all the same to me.

mir

eing.

mir

ettterlet).

(gr

tooflte

mir ein

3t fiir

em

11

He

tried to

humbug me.

madden.

<Sie finb fciergig

an ber

They

are forty in number.

bill,

$e(tner, jafjlen!
(gr finite
(gr fyat

Waiter, the

please.

mtr auf ben Bafjtu mtr bie 3cit geboten.

bei^citcn
!

He sounded me. He passed me the

Come
in

time of day.
(time).

^ommen @ie
(gr ^at
(gr

good season

^at

nicf)t

(gr
ift

He He He

has departed this life. is not the man for it.

set to

bummeg
nacf)
fie
i

That

is stuff

work with a will. and nonsense.

to Dresden.
into the secret.

We moved We let her

There
is

in biefem 3intmer.

a draught in this

room.

Xante 509 bag tinb

^flaftcr
,,v~ r oleon

My
The
nicfjt

aunt brought up the child.

plaster

stefyt

gnt.

draws

well.

509 nad) SRnglanb.

jieijt bei

liefer

rnnb

mir

Napoleon set out for Russia. That argument doesn't go down

with me.

(gr ift fo
filter.

$tentltdj

t)on

meinem

He

is

pretty

much

the

same

3tercn (gie

fic^

nic^t!

age as I am. Don't make so much ceremony.

^5ruber.
I

Qd)

gefje

ju

meinem

am

going to

my

brother.

(Cf.

3^

gefye

na^

GERMAN IDIOMS
<r
ftcdte c
jit fid).

He

put

it

in his pocket.
us.

SBtr finb

511 inert.

There are four of

(r

retft

jur CMjohmg. cm3 tft u toerlaufen.

He

is

I)aben

@ic

bie

The Where

traveling for relaxation. house is for sale.

did you spend the time?

urft

mtt ben
fid)

Sldjjfeln.

He

miiffen

bamit

ufrtebcu

You must put up

The The

shrugs his shoulders. with it.

stove has no draught.
patient

geben.
)er

Dfen

fyat

letnen

39

$ranfe lag in ben le^ten

tran! in langen
t

was dying.

He

drank deep draughts.

face has strongly

^at

ftf)arfe

The

marked

features.
it

rafc^en

BM^U

fft^terte er

He
I

sketched the

girl

with rapid

strokes.

Qd)

l)abe

ben

missed the

train.

3d) bin tnt (^rcif en @ie ju

I
!

am

in the

humor.

Help
!

yourself.

SWadje bie 2ttr ju

Shut the door.

at eine fdjtrere

The

child has an

impediment
tip of

in its speech. in

97ame

fdjtoebt

mir auf ber

His name
tongue.
I can't

is

on the

my

$d) !ann mtt font men.

il)m nid)t jurecfjt*

get along with him.

^r no^nt

fic^

jwfammen.
ba
fid) felbft 511
!

He
I

pulled himself together.

for that.

ie

Blame yourself

id)

il)m nic^t

should not have thought him

capable of that.

traut
(S3
ift

,mir in ber <Seete brei

I
jttiar

abominate

it

^ie ^aben
einen

$inber unb

<Son unb

Theyhavethreechildren, namely one son and two daughters,

GERMAN IDIOMS
fjat

87
is

gefdjrteben,

unb jnmr
fptit.

He

has written, and, what

redjt aUSfiifyrUd).

fam

5toar r bod) mar'^ gu

more, very explicitly, He did come, but it was too

late.

Wtterliegt

fetnetu

3 toe if c ^

There

is

no doubt that he

will

ba

er

fommt.

come.

EXERCISES
NOTE.
required
of the exercise.

The numbers 'n the notes after each exercise refer to the corresponding sentences The words after the numbers are the heavy-face key-words under which the German idioms will be found.

I
i.

The
it

favor of an early answer

is

requested.

to say he is a
is

marked man.

3.

father says his never succeed because he blurts things out. 5. The man became a charge upon the town. 6. Why did you heed my words? 7. We all have our hands full. 8. You can
slow,
is

only eight o'clock.

By my 4. The

2. I am sorry watch, which however

son
old

will

not

not
did

put

me

off like this.

it

9.

I can't
1 1
.

quite see that.

?

10.

He

come, but

was too

late.

Will you be one of us

12.

They
5. fal

came
ten.

a short time ago.

2. teiber, SRegifter. 7. 3.

1. balbig. 6.

auf, nadf)gef)en.
9. tuollen.

4. griin, Xiir.

horeu.

anb.

8. abfertigen.

10. gtoar.

11. babei.

12. furj.

II
i.

3.

What day One must help

tail

of the

month

is it

2.

There must be a change.

4.

his neighbor in distress.

string.
5.

Do

not always

be harping on the same old

or
of
it.

We

can't

make head

6. How many persons are occupying this house? not set the world on fire. 8. That caps the climax. 7. cheated have him. 10. 9. They They want to deceive me. It seems I always get the worst of it. ii. 12. This cloth is

He

will

cheap, but the quality

1.

is

in

keeping with the price.

4.

toiebtelt.

2. luerben.

3. nddjft.
>t)r.

cmflimmen.
11. furg.

5. baraiig.

6. time.

7.

^ufoer.

8.

fronc.

9.

10.

icf}t.

12. baitad).

89

90

EXERCISES

III
i.

To

tell

you the

truth, I

have not read the book.

2.

Every-

body says we made a lucky find. 3. It is hardly worth while. 4. As matters stand, they will not come to-day, but probably tomorrow. 5. Why don't you do it on your own hook ? 6. He
lost his

whole fortune.

7.

The
8.

prettiest

miss in the whole

vil-

lage gave him the so bad.

10. I
11. If
9.

mitten.

When you
it if

get

The cigars you gave me are not home, remember me to your mother.

you did not mix he does not run away, he will be put
should like

me up
in jail.

in the affair.
12.
I

should

rather die.
1. eigentlirf). 2.

ftunb.

3.
8.

2Kul)e.
9.

4.

Hegen,

tt>ol)f.

5.

ftauft.

6. font-

men.
11.

7.

23acffijrf),

$orb.

laffen.

au8, empfefylen.

10. Ueb, @piel.

@taub,

od).

12. lieber.

IV
i
.

Why

3.

Excuse me.

do you not get to work ? 4. Why do you pretend

Get out of
?

my
5.

way.

to

be asleep

Fortu-

6. All's well that ends well. nately there was no one at home. " Thou shalt honor 7. The Bible says, thy father and thy

mother."
that he
10.

saw him only yesterday, and to-day it is reported 9. I do not like you to put on airs. Come, the sooner the better. 1 1. You must not be offended.
8.

committed suicide.
is

12.
1.

He

anything but stupid.

2.

madjen.

SBeg.

3.

entjdjutbigen.

4.

tun.

5.

(ucf.

6.

(Snbe.

7. fyeifcen, fallen.

8. erft, fjeijjen,

bringen.

9. gefaflen, breit.

10. jc.

11. iibel*

nefymen.

12. tuentger.

V
you do this to please me? That all depends. 2. The window looking on the yard affords a beautiful view. 3. We are in a dilemma. 4. You can depend upon it that he will accomplish it. 4. May I rely on him ? 6. You can be absoi.

Will

EXERCISES
lutely sure of that.
8. 9.
7.

91

He

He

failed to pass the

is the very man I am looking for. examination and was not promoted.

I will

do

my

utmost.

10.
in

He

is

thoroughly bad.

n. Boys
?

will
1.

be boys.
efallen, je.
6.
ift.

12.
2.

What
8.

the world can this

3. Sftat.

mean

nad), gettmljrm

4. t)er(affeu, 2Beg.
9.

5.

bih>

fen.

7.

eben.

burrfifaaen, fifcen.

mbglid).

10,

rimb.

11. 3ugenb.

12. 2Beit.

VI
i.

There
2.

is

a draught in this room.

caught cold here yes-

terday.

come.

3.

He comes only now and then, but he is always welHe is not exactly my friend, but I like him. 4. We
ourselves be scared
6.
off.

must not

but good of him.

can say nothing with his brother. loggerheads 8. Don't crow too 7. Henry, Were you playing truant again ? 10. I soon. 9. You will have to get along the best you can.
let
5.

He

is

at

will give
12.

him a piece of my mind. There is some truth in it.

2. 7.

n. That
gem.
9.

is

pure

fiction.

1. gteljen, crfalten.

bann, gern.
jdjitmnjen.

3. gerabe, 8.

4. 23orf$f)oru.

5.

mfy

fagen.
11. 2uft.

6.

@treit.
12. ol)tie.

$benb.

fertig.

10.

9)ieiniing.

VII
i.

May
?

North

2.

have the pleasure of the next dance with you, Miss He makes no allowance for the cold weather.
4.
5.

3. Stick to the point. pay our friend a visit.

6.

If

it

If that's all,

did not rain so hard, we would it will come out all right.

be a long time before that happens. 7. He is over head and ears in debt. 8. You are on the wrong track. 9. God 10. He has feathered his nest. is no respecter of persons. 12. I should not have ii. I can't quite see your argument.
It will

thought him capable of that.

1. aufforbcrn. 2.

9hl{fftd)t.

3.

@arf)e.
9.

4.

ftarf,

abftotten.
cfjafrfjen.

5.

tueiter,*

mad)en.
letu

6. ftente.

7. bis.

8.

^otyreg.

^erfoiu

10.

11. n>ol

12. jutraucn.

92

EXERCISES

VIII
This remark does not refer to you. 2. He kills two birds with one stone. 3. You are in bad humor to-day. 4. Why do
i.

you go about
speeches.
6.

it

At heart he

so gingerly? 5. They put is a good man. 7.

me
I

off

with fine
call

wish to

your

attention to the fact that agriculture takes first rank. 8. They made a great fuss. 9. Why can't you get along with him?
10.
It is a
?

put-up job.

n.
3.

Is

it

absolutely necessary for

of him.
5.

me

to

come
1. 7.

12.

She can't bear the sight

2.

bejiefyen.

gtiege.
8.

2aune.

4. 33rei.
9.

abfpeifen.
10.

6.

riinb.

aufmerffam,

@tette.
12. (eibcu.

SSefen.

jured)tfommen.

abgefartet.

11.

bureaus.

IX
i. I am sorry that their relations are strained. certain as to what I should do. 3. He did not

2.

mean

to

was undo it.

5.

4.

According to

my

opinion you ought to

6.
I

let

that pass.

gave it to him good. the 7. If you did not mail the letters, you will have to go to 8. I shall not stand on a trifle. 9. The postoffice with them. 10. Something has gone wrong with him. matter is urgent.
shall write at the first opportunity.
11. I never thought of such a thing. importance to it ?
1.

12.

Do

you attach much

tetb,

getycnmt.

2. 8.

etnig.

3.

gleifj.
9.

4. nadj, gut.

5. nadjjl.

6. S3ab.

7.

aufgeben, ^oft.
eu)icf)t.

cmtommen.

(SUe.

10.

Ouere.

11.

einfaflen.

12.

X
i.

person
2.
I

fleeced.

who lets everything go down with him do not care a rap what becomes of him.

will

be

3.

We

to

must accommodate ourselves to the situation. 4. He knows how keep a close mouth. 5. I will have nothing to do with him. 6. If I had my way, he would have to go. 7. He is from the

EXERCISES
neighborhood.
9.

93

in

8. There is something mysterious about it. do Why you always keep putting it off ? i o. You are just time. n. Leave me alone. 12. Did any one ask for me?

1.

oufbinben,

offel.

2.

liegen,

au.

3. fiigen.

4.

SDtab.
11. SRufye.

5. fdjaffen.

6. SBitten, fort.

7. 9?alje.

8.

Sing.

9. 33anf.

10. eben.

12. nad).

XI
i.

That
I

stopped, as I dare not say that.

vogue again. would have been here early

4.

will

come

into

2.

If

my watch had

not

hand and paid

for in cash.

morning. 3. This furniture was bought second 5. Why should you not come to an

in the

Such

understanding with him ? 6. It is quite correct that he styles himself a poet. 7. He would have many friends if he did not

keep to himself so [much].

8.

She

makes a great deal of her. we shall accomplish this.

is

9.

It all

fond of him, and he depends upon you whether

is is

10.
is

The house
4.

for sale.

n. He
6.

a big gun.
1.

12.

The

case

just the reverse.

cmb, bar.
9. 5. rein.
SRidj*
311.

cmg.

2.

bteiben, grille.
7. SSefcn. 8.

3. einer.
lieb,

tigfett,

auSgeben.

anb.

2Beg, anfommen.

10.

11.

ier.

12. wngefeljrt.

XII
received this watch as a present. 2. I have no alterto be all day about it? native but to move. 3. Well, going
i.

4. If

glad that
as
it

you take that for gospel truth, you reminded me of it. is. 7. Did you agree to that ?
9.

I will 6. I

He

renounce you. is a thorn in

to.

5. I

am
is

my

flesh

had

8.

I believe

he

at death's door.

am

to offend him.
isn't

n. He

10. Don't you dare a stranger here. 12. He can see through a brick wall.

worth a red cent.

2. 7.

1. jdjenfen.

iibrig, auSjieljen.

3. na.
8.

4. bar, loSfagen.
9.
SBefcfyeib.

5.

erinnern.

6. $)orn, fo.

eingeljen, tnuffen.

tonge.

10. bet,

11.

ra8.

12. Better.

94

EXERCISES

XIII
2. They are dishelp it that they are quarreling. about trifles. If make such a fuss about it, it will puting 3. you be known far and wide. 4. It shall not be said that I caused
i.

I can't

him to lose his fortune. 5. It has come to such a pass with him that he has nothing at all. 6. Do you know what play is on to-night? Im weissen Ross' I is running now. 7. Now I shall do it less than ever. 8. These goods meet with a brisk demand although it is still cold. 9. They made short work of him. 10. Those are just my sentiments, n. Have you settled
that

among
6.

yourselves
aar.
2. SBart.

12.

Continued

in

our next.
5. bafjin,

1. bafilr,

3. Sfaben, breit.

4. fyeifcen, bringen.

gar.

geben.

7. recfjt.

8. Slbfafc, fdjott.

9. ^rojeft.

10. @eete.

11. cm8=

macfyen.

12. gortfefcuttg.

XIV
i
.

That

just suits his purpose. 2.

3.

he

is

out of his mind.

You are mistaken if you think They made a hearty meal. 4. The

youngsters
teacher.

made
7.

faces
is

when

5.

There

the conversation turned upon their no telling where it will end. 6. What's
8.
I

the news?
9.

Do

as I do.

10. stopped short. finish by to-morrow evening.

1.

He

You found your match there. am opposed to it. n. I shall

any one waiting on you?
4.
efid)t,

12. Is
3. taffen.

tern.

2.

tr.ren,

@inn.
9.

9?ebe.

5.

abfefjen.

6.

geben.

7. fo.

8. redjt,

abbredjen.

10. bagegen.

11. bis.

12. be-

bienen.

XV
i.

He
all

took

spends a great deal and lives a merry life. 2. They he had. 3. I hurt myself, it is true, but I had a lucky

are differ4. In Germany one sees many things that escape. make fun of him. ent in our country. 5. Even his friends he has be6. Put out the light and close the window. 7. Since

EXERCISES
come
8.

95
us.
is
1

rich,

he does not want to have anything to do with

9.

What's your hurry?

of honor,
bvaiif, 5.
9.

He
3.

is

in politics.
off.

10.

He
4.

man
1.

n.
2.

That's a long way

.pauS.
6.
ttefy,

12.

Nonsense

SrauS.
10.

jtnar,

baDonfommen.
7.

anberS,
8.

au$.
nen.

fetbft,

aitSladjen.
eib.

aumad)en, juma^en.
12.
et.

ttiffen.

bren*

treiben.

11. 2Beg.

XVI
work of others. 2. Never 3. He put off till to-morrow what can be done to-day. Do 4. I came near falling. 5. your homecoolly skipped.
i.

Mind you

don't appropriate the

work, or you will have to stay in to-morrow. 6. Then he thought 8. How is better of it. 7. Will you give me another cup?

your health to-day

that?
1. bajj,

My
by

stomach
heart.
3. 7.

is

out of order.

9.

That

is

out of place, as matters stand.

ii. I
eigen.

10.

What do you mean by

go on.
4. balb.
5. 2utf>

know
2.

that

12. Just

auffdjiebeu.

nidjtg, burd)6rcnnen.

gabe, nadjjtfeen.

6.

bebenfen.

nod).

8.

efunbfyeit, fyaben.

9.

^Ia^

Uegen.

10. bebeuten.

11. auswcnbtg.

12. mtr.

XVII
" More 2. The father used to say, haste, less speed." It is all is dying. and in five has no taken food 3. days patient with is the matter What well for to talk. 4. you ? you very is the general delivHere 6. It is too for 5. anything.
i.

My

funny
7.

ery window.
8.

Please send

my

letters

in

care of Mr. N.

Answer my letter by return mail. 9. I shall write you before n. He is the end of the week. 10. He is by far the best. 12. I as am. much the same Charity begins at home. age pretty
l.

pflegen, (Site.
7.

2.

nefymen,

3U9

3.

gut.

4.

Ijoben.

5.

6.

poftlagernb.
12. nfidtft.

bitten, per.
-

8.

umgefyen.

9. nod).

10. welt.-

11.

st

ltd).

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EXERCISES

XVIII
vice.

don't you broach the matter ? 2.1 am at your serthe weather should 3. change, perhaps you will feel like taking a walk? 4. It is a long time since 1 saw you.
i.

Why

If

tell

about to leave town, but we upset his plans. 6. To the plain truth, he is a henpecked husband. 7. He is superfluous. 8. He is not like the same fellow. This 9. day week I
5.

He was

was staying with my friend. 10. This day week we shall go to the country, n. It is hard to get along with him. 12. What
can
1.

do

for

you
2.

apet.

ftefyen.

'

3. fotten,
7.

?uft.
8.

4. nidjt.
9.

5.

23egriff,
aft.

9?ed)imng.
10. l)eute,

6.

jagen, ^antoffetyelb.
11.

$ab.

afjntirf).

fyeute,

?anb.

f ivjcfye.

12. gefdllig.

XIX
2. Where do we change cars for i. All aboard for Aachen. Dresden? 3. Have you bought your ticket ? 4. Shall we travel

second or third class

are going to

5.

Do we go by way
side-trip to

of

Cologne

6.

We

make a

little

Mannheim, but

for the

present
travel
in

we

shall stay here.

8.

evening.

7. We shall arrive at Frankfort this We may consider ourselves lucky that we did not

by that train. 9. That's the way of the world. 10. When Rome, do as the Romans do. n. Will the ladies and gentledine

men
1.

now

12.
2.

Waiter, the
3.

bill,

please.
4.

cinfteigcn.

umfieigen.

tofen.

faf)ren.

5.

iiber.

6.

9lb=
>err*

ftecfyer,

anb.
12.

7. eintreffen.

8. fagen.

9. Ijergeljen.

10. ^eulett.

11.

fcf)oft.

XX
old do you take him to be ? 2. He is some eighty old. ? What is of his health the state 4. He is ill, or years 3. even dead by this time. 5. We do not wish to be a burden on
i.

How

you.

6.

There

is

not a soul at home.

7.

What do you

infer

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97

from that ? 8. It is all Greek to me. 9. I have often given him a lecture, but he always takes his own way. 10. His scheme came to nought, n. All is not lost yet. 12. He would be here unless he is ill.
1.

fdjofcen.

2.

eintg.

3. SBeftnbett.
9.

4. gar.

5.

afL

6.

7. jcfjliefeen.

8. bo^tttjcf).

lefen,

^anbeln.

10. SSaffer.

11.

}>oletu

12.

muff en.

XXI
i.

am

doing

this of

my own

free will.

2.

Now

is

the time

to

show your colors. 3. I can not bring myself to put the old dog out of the way. 4. Let us think no more of it. 5. Well, what strange things can happen in this world 6. We all had That in comes a narrow escape. 8. I am quite just right. 7. should other means. What that has become try 9. agreeable you
!

of

my
is
1.

hat?

10. I

have

lost track of

him.

n.
like
4.

good begin5.

ning
6.

half the battle.

2.

12.

He
3.

sticks to
>erj,

me

a burr.
item.

fret.

gelten, $orbe.
8. redjt,

fdjaffen.
9.

fdjfagen.
10.

fttapp.
frifrf).

7. treffen.

einfdfylagen.

Ijintommen.

fommen.

11.

12.

XXII
i.

Can you
is

give

me change
3.

for five dollars?

has his limitations.

4.

We

shall

not do that in
5.

There

no remedy

for death.

He

is

Every one any event. low-spirited and

2.

mutters.

hand and glove together. 7. Not till then did it occur to me that I had no money about me. 8. We could scarcely keep from laughing. 9. Time will show whether 10. It is all up with him. he is adapted to the position. 12. You must not make ii. That proved effectual with him.
6.

They

are

sport of him.
1.

fterauegeben.
7.
erft,

2. bet.

33aum.
8.

3.

$att.
9.

4.
tetjren,

raiit.

5.

rifle,

art

6.

S)ecfe.

entyattett.

paffen.

10. 2Jtottf)au&

11. anfdjfagett.

12. befh

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EXERCISES

XXIII
he can make his way through not mispronounce the word. 3. There is no use crying over spilt m lk. 4. He has big ideas and puts on airs. 6. He makes 5. I do not trouble my head about it.
i.

If

one has a
2.

well-filled purse,

the world.

Do

great pretensions, but is highly respected. this day forth things must go differently.
ing.
9.

7.

In short, from

8.

He

is

flourish-

ii.
1. 6.

That beats everything. 10. He has his own troubles. You'd better not come. 12. In the abstract it is true.
93orfe,

2Belt.

2.

faljdj.

3.

anbent.
an.

4.
8.

tfopf,

breit.
9.

5.

Ifimment.
10. 9?ot.

Slntyrud),

angefeljett.

7.

macfjen,

SSei^en.

iiber.

11. Ucber.

12. fur.

XXIV
i.

It

makes no
attach

difference whether he flares

up or

not.

2.

lose all patience with those

3.

Do you

much

are always picking a quarrel. importance to it? 4. They are on good

5.

who

terms with each other.

It
7.

amounts

to the

same

thing.

6.

do not agree with him.

If this seat is

may
9.

8. bring me a sandwich. Do not stand on ceremony.

not engaged, you Will you do an errand for me ? 10. Do not be too hard on him.
12.

ii.
1.

It is

not as easy as
2.

it

looks.

His

life is at
4.

stake.

au8macf)en, $!euer.
6.

auSgefyen,
7.

anbel.
bclcgt.

3. legen.
8.

augfommen.
10.
ericf)t.

ubercinfttmmen.
12. ?eben.

ang.

%u%. 5. Ijer= 9. Umftanb.

11. $afen.

XXV
i.

Now tell

us what to do.
if

2.

You must accommodate

your-

you wish to accomplish anything. 3. Is he with ? 4. Somebody must have given him a hint of angry you it. I him a good scolding. 6. The physician has set 5. gave him on his feet again. 7. I shall give him a lecture. 8. Don't
self to his

wishes

you do

it.

9.

can not get

it

Out of

my

head,

10,

We

come

EXERCISES
with the intention of learning, 12. Open the book.
1.

99
is

u. Where
4. fterfen.

he employed?
2)amm.

9fat.

2.

rirfjten, aitricf)ten.

3. bofe.

5. ^elj.

6.

7, lefen.

8. bteiben.

9.

inn.

10.

2lbficf)t.

11. anftetten.

12. anffdjlagen,

XXVI
i.

We

must

find that out.

2.

Do you look

forward to

it

with

pleasure ? 3. I will allow that you are right. 4. Shall we consider the matter in private ? 5. We will need that anyhow. 6. Do not act as if you were not in your right senses. 7. Make
yourself at

home. 8, Tell me what it is all about. 9. He no 10. Necessity knows no law. spares pains in anything.

u. The worst
1. 7.

is
2.

over.
borauf.
9.

12.

Time

will
4.

show.
5.
fo.

anSfinbig.
8.

3. fatten.
toerbriefjen.

2uige.

6.

anftetten,

bet.

bequem.

fyanbeln.

10. (Sifen.

11. fitter.

12. tetjren.

XXVII
i. What is the use of crying ? You escaped unharmed. 2. If he had not abandoned me, I should have given him a fresh start. 4. If I could get at 3. It was intended to anger me. him, I would give him a whipping. 5. There is no doubt that he was rebuffed. 6. It is to be had for nothing. 7. Things

have taken a new turn.

9.

8.

He

is in

reduced circumstances.
take no orders from
12.

He

you.

10. always paid in advance. ii. I can not agree to that.

I'll

He makes
4. 8.

a poor

appearance.
1.

jotten,

>aut.

2.

@tidj,
6.

33ein.

3. cmlegen.

beifommen,
9.

@cf)Iag.
t>orau8.

5.

Qftttfti,

abblifcen.

10. befefylen.

7. roenben. umfonft. 11. eingefyen. 12. cmSnetnnen.

fyerimter.

XXVIII
i.

am

in the

humor
3.

to give
is

to

humbug me.

How

you a blowing up. he behaving ? 4. So

2.

He trie A
am

far as I

100
concerned,
I shall

EXERCISES

make

short

work

of

it.

5.

Please step this

way.
likes.

6.

class is

They can manage him easily. 7. he ? 8. That was a good guess.

How high
9.

up

in his

Let him do as he

10.

The enemy was put

?

the good with the bad

!

12.

n. Why reject Now we will stop work for the day.

to the sword,
4. betreffen,

3 u 0f
6.

$opf.
Ieid)t.

2.

I.
7.

3. cmffiifjren.
ttriettiett.

^eberlcfcn.
10.

5.

be*

miiljen.

8.

raten.

9.

flatten.

$Hnge.

11. $inb.

12. geierabenb.

XXIX
i.

He
4.
5.

2. Will he become a physician ? name has slipped my memory. His not likely to. 3. You are bored because you do not know how to take a joke. A burnt child dreads the fire. 6. I'll make him suffer for it.
is

He

not the

man

for

it.

is

8. His work has been successful be7. My plan miscarried. cause he thought it worth while. 9. He departed this life in his best years. 10. Mark what I tell you. n. Everything is

topsy-turvy here.
!

12.

I
3.

am

in a hurry.
4. 2angett>eile,
paft.

3 eu 9
6.
acf)t.

2.

cmSfefyen.
7.

entfaflen.
8.

5.

(Sr(o^
filter.

rung.
10.

entgeltcn.
11. briiber.

fct)Ifd)Iagen.

geraten,

HFtitfye.

9.

$eitlid),

12. @ile.

XXX
They pulled themselves together and stood the test. Were you among the number, too ? 3. They were all young Will you 4. It is his way to presume too much. people. 5. 6. Don't be so inquisitive. join us in the trip? 7, Some time we will meet again. 8. We should consider it our duty to do it.
i.

2.

9.

Beware
ii.

of this

man.

10.

I shall not put 12.

an obstacle

in his

way.
of
it.

He

has a good reputation.

barunter.
8.

And

there's an

end

1.

gufammennefymen, ^probe.
6.

2.

3.

Kauter.
9.

4. 2lrt, anmafjen.
fjiiten.

5.

^artic.
12.

Waiter.

7.

3af)r.

anfefyen.

10. legen.

11. SRuf.

^unttum.