To burn all your bridges behind you

To burn all your bridges behind you NOTE: Business English etc. can be found below the translation exercises. Translate the Text into English: Übersetzen: Susann, Faten, Rico, Heike, Simone and Frank. Du trinkst kein Bier. Trink kein Bier! Der Apfel. Dei Großeltern....

The last straw that broke the camel’s back

The last straw that broke the camel’s back The idiom “the straw that broke the camel’s back” describes a minor or routine action that causes an unpredictably large and sudden reaction due to the cumulative effect of other small actions.    ...

Not off the top of my head

Not off the top of my head A useful way to use this English phrase is to tell people that you can’t answer a question from memory. Sample Sentence: ‘A’ says: “Can you remember what time the football match starts on Saturday?”...

make hay whilst the sun shines

make hay whilst the sun shines English phrase. If you say that someone is making hay or is making hay while the sun shines, you mean that they are taking advantage of a situation that is favourable to them while they have the chance to. Sample Sentence: “We knew...