Don’t you just love idioms? Like ‘the early bird catches the worm’ or ‘a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush’. I was always told that, if you know idioms in a foreign language, you’re fluent (or, alternatively, if you can swear in that language ☺) So, are there any ‘bird’ idioms … Read more
Isn’t this a wonderful picture of a head? It can be found in Calne, Wiltshire, UK. It looks like somebody has lost his head – jemand hat seinen Kopf verloren. Other idioms are: seinen Kopf durchsetzen – to get one’s own way den Kopf einziehen – to duck one’s head den Kopf hängen lassen … Read more
Yesterday I saw somebody with a black eye, which reminded me how we use idioms differently. In English, people have a black eye but in German they have a blue eye (ein blaues Auge). That gave me the idea for the following slide show. I hope I haven’t forgotten any interesting sentences or phrases … Read more
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