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Idiomatic Expressions
Common German idioms for natural speech.
Σου σφίγγω τα δάχτυλα
I am keeping my fingers crossed for you
Sou sfíngo ta dáchtylaα
Lit: I press my thumbs for you
Δεν είναι δική μου δουλειά
That is not my problem
Den einai dikí mou douliá
Lit: that is not my beer
Τώρα ή ποτέ
Now it is do or die
Tóra i poté
Lit: now it is about the sausage
Αυτό είναι η ουσία του θέματος
That is the crux of the matter
Aftó einai i ousía tou thématos
Lit: that is where the dog is buried
Κάνω γκάφα
To put one's foot in it
Káno gkáfa
Lit: to step into the grease pot
Χτυπώ στο καρφί
To hit the nail on the head
Chtypó sto karfí
Σκοτώνω δύο πουλιά με μία πέτρα
To kill two birds with one stone
Skotóno dío pouliá me mía pétra
Lit: to hit two flies with one swat
Βάζω κάποιον σε δοκιμασία
To put someone to the test
Vázo kápion se dokimasía
Lit: to feel someone's tooth
Είμαι στο λάθος δρόμο
To be on the wrong track
Eimai sto láthos drómo
Lit: to be on the wood path
Έχω χρυσό στόμα
To have the gift of the gab
Écho chrysó stóma
Lit: not to have fallen on one's mouth
Ο πρωινός πουλί το σκουλήκι πιάνει
The early bird catches the worm
O proinós poulli to skoulíki piánei
Lit: morning hour has gold in its mouth
Κάθε αρχή έχει τέλος
Everything comes to an end eventually
Káthe archí échei télos
Lit: everything has an end, only a sausage has two