Use your loaf

Use your loaf 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 this phrase from time to time. NOTE: Business English etc. can be...

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.”   If you say that you cannot get a word in edgewise, you are complaining that you do not have the opportunity to...

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, Nadin, Reiner, Heike, Simone...

I woke up like a bear with a sore head

I woke up like a bear with a sore head 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 translation exercises. Translate the Text into English: Übersetzen:...

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, Nadin, Reiner, Heike, Simone and Andreas. Du trinkst kein Bier. Trink kein Bier! Der Apfel. Die...

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.    ...