Following on from last month’s blog post about German Idioms and Tongue Twisters with the letters SCH, here are some more, this time with the letter T.
Du hast wohl Tomaten auf den Augen.
Are you blind or what?
Du bist eine treulose Tomate!
A fine friend you are! (Ironic)
Hier ist tote Hose.
There’s nothing going on here.
Toi, toi, toi!
Touch wood!
Das ist das Tüpfelchen auf dem i.
That’s the icing on the cake.
Bleib auf dem Teppich.
Keep your feet on the ground!
And some extra idioms that you won’t find in the video:
Mal nicht den Teufel an die Wand!
Don’t be so pessimistic!
Du tickst nicht ganz richtig!
You’re not right in the head!
Now it’s your turn to try this tongue twister. How fast can you say it?
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If you wish, you can watch the video and see how Steven copes with pronouncing the idioms and working out what they mean.
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Alternatively, can you think of ways to use these idioms in your German speaking or writing?
Do you know any German idioms with the letter T that I could have added to this list? And which idiom is your favourite?
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