Use your loaf

Use your loaf https://brislin.de/wp-admin/post.php?post=3837&action=edit NOTE: Your loaf is your head, or more specifically your brain – your mind – your intellect. So, this phrase Use your loaf means to think clearly, be wise and not stupid. I use...

a bone of contention

a bone of contention something that two people or groups cannot agree about: “Money is a common bone of contention in many marriages.” (Definition of a bone of contention from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press.  ...

To sling one’s hook

To sling one’s hook means to go away: leave. “The angrily told him to sling his hook.”   NOTE: Business English etc. can be found below the translation exercises.   Translate the Text into English: Übersetzen: Susann, Faten, Rico, Heike, Simone...

I woke up like a bear with a sore head

I woke up like a bear with a sore head https://brislin.de/wp-admin/post.php?post=3803&action=edit NOTE: When Humpty Dumpty had a great fall and broke his head, he then got up like a bear with a sore head.   NOTE: Business English etc. can be found below the...

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....