Following on from last month’s blog post about German Idioms and Tongue Twisters with the letter Q, here are those with the letter R:
Die Radieschen von unten betrachten
Pushing up the daisies
Reinen Wein einschenken
to be straight with someone
Rom wurde nicht an einem Tag erbaut.
Rome wasn’t built in a day.
Eine ruhige Kugel schieben
to have a cushy number / not work too hard
Mir raucht der Kopf!
My brain is in overdrive!
And some extra idioms that you won’t find in the video:
Reden ist Silber, Schweigen ist Gold
A closed mouth catches no flies
Die Ratten verlassen das sinkende Schiff.
The rats are leaving the sinking ship.
Ein Rad abhaben
To have a screw loose
Now it’s your turn to try this tongue twister. How fast can you say it?
Wenn um Rumkugeln Rumkugeln herumkugeln, kugeln um Rumkugeln Rumkugeln 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 R that I could have added to this list? And which idiom is your favourite?
