To add insult to injury

To add insult to injury to do or say something that makes a bad situation even worse for someone. People were forced to work longer hours, and to add insult to injury, the company decided not to give pay raises. NOTE: Business English etc. can be found below the...

A Pipe Dream

A Pipe Dream NOTE: Business English etc. can be found below the translation exercises.   Translate the Text into English: Übersetzen: Susann, Faten, Rico, Heike, Simone and Frank. Übersetzer Übersetzerinnen Zeitausdruck Es existiert nicht So etwas gibt es nicht...

A Going Concern

A Going Concern NOTE: Business English etc. can be found below the translation exercises. Translate the Text into English: Übersetzen: Susann, Faten, Rico, Heike, Simone and Frank. ein Auszubildender für einen Job sein ein Handwerker an apprenticeship eine Ausbildung...

All’s fair in love and war

All’s fair in love and war Beaver Beer – well I think there are Marmots! NOTE: Business English etc. can be found below the translation exercises. Translate the Text into English: Übersetzen: Susann, Faten, Rico, Heike, Simone and Frank. einen Vertrag...

You can’t teach an old dog new tricks

You can’t teach an old dog new tricks If you say ‘You can’t teach an old dog new tricks’, you are suggesting that someone is unwilling to try new ways of doing things.   NOTE: Business English etc. can be found below the translation exercises....

A touch of the old Blarney

A touch of the old Blarney A touch of the old Blarney noun. flattering or wheedling talk; cajolery. deceptive or misleading talk; nonsense; hooey: a lot of blarney about why he was broke. NOTE: Business English etc. can be found below the translation exercises.  ...