They can be used to describe someone who is furious, boring, too fast or too slow: Different German-language idioms include a reference to automobiles. "Abschleppen" is the word for towing, but ...

Various German idioms refer to cookware and utensils in a figurative sense. Spoons, for example, serve as a symbol of wisdom and death, while the frying pan is a threat. "Zu jedem Topf gibt es den ...

From keeping your ears stiff to the light at the end of the proverbial tunnel, Germans use vivid idioms of encouragement when the going gets tough. The German language is rich in expressive, ...

What blinds, but does not rust? What can make its way through the digestive track, but also fall down? The answer, according to popular German idioms, is one of the greatest feelings in the world: ...

Idioms in a foreign language are some of the hardest things to master. Here are some fun German idioms to give you a head start.

This little guy might be outrageously cute, but you apparently don't want him in your pepper. Photo: Pixabay Are you suffering from a raging tomcat after a heavy night out? Or are people saying you've ...