Following on from last month’s blog post about German Idioms and Tongue Twisters with the letter H, here are those with the letter I:
den inneren Schweinehund überwinden
to overcome your weaker self
in die Hose gehen
to go down the drain
ins Gras beißen
to kick the bucket
Immer mit der Ruhe!
Don’t panic! Hold your horses!
im siebten Himmel sein
to be on cloud nine
in den sauren Apfel beißen
to bite the bullet
And some extra idioms that are not in the video:
ins Schwarze treffen
to be spot on
Ich werde mich schwer hüten.
I’ll do nothing of the sort.
das Imponiergehabe
showing off
Now it’s your turn to try this tongue twister. How fast can you say it?
In Ulm, um Ulm, und um Ulm herum.
If you wish, you can watch the video and see how Steven copes with pronouncing the idioms and working out what they mean.
Or you can listen to it on Spotify
Alternatively, you can think of ways to use these idioms in your German speaking or writing.
Do you know any German idioms with the letter I that I could have added to this list? And which idiom is your favourite?
