Volume 068

Question 1

magnanimity

Answer 1

e. Großmut

Question 2

shit, turd

Answer 2

r. Kotzbrocken

Question 3

kissing on both cheeks

Answer 3

e. Bussi-bussi

Question 4

with a carrot and a stick

Answer 4

mit Zuckerbrot und Peitsche

Question 5

Maundy Thursday (“green” because it is the day you eat something green)

Answer 5

r. Gründonnerstag

Question 6

that is amazing

Answer 6

das ist ein Hammer

Question 7

subdued, sheepish

Answer 7

kleinlaut

Question 8

easily, with no trouble

Answer 8

mit links

Question 9

to make short work of s.t.

Answer 9

nicht viel Federlesen mit etw. machen

Question 10

eagle eyes

Answer 10

r. Argusaugen

Question 11

to watch s.o. like a hawk

Answer 11

jdn mit Argusaugen beobachten

Question 12

to be completely stunned

Answer 12

aus allen Wolken fallen

Question 13

slipped disc

Answer 13

r. Bandscheibenvorfall

Question 14

henpecked husband

Answer 14

r. Pantoffelheld

Question 15

guts

Answer 15

r, Schneid

Question 16

obesity

Answer 16

e. Fettleibigkeit

Question 17

nincompoop

Answer 17

r. Einfaltspinsel

Question 18

witch hunt

Answer 18

s. Kesseltreiben

Question 19

crowd-puller, dynamo

Answer 19

s. Zugpferd

Question 20

to be in a rush

Answer 20

auf dem Sprung sein

Question 21

pot belly

Answer 21

e. Wampe

Question 22

to go to hell

Answer 22

hingehen, wo der Pfeffer wächst

Question 23

harrow

Answer 23

e. Egge

Question 24

to get hold of s.t.

Answer 24

etw. in die Finger bekommen

Question 25

vole

Answer 25

e. Wühlmaus

Question 26

tortoise

Answer 26

e. Schildkröte

Question 27

small chocolate-covered cream cake

Answer 27

r. Mohrenkopf

Question 28

at the crack of dawn

Answer 28

in aller Herrgottsfrühe

Question 29

best-before date

Answer 29

e. Mindesthaltbarkeitsdatum

Question 30

mind-exploding drugs

Answer 30

bewusstseinerweiternde Drogen

Question 31

to shut down computer

Answer 31

herunterfahren

Question 32

thickset

Answer 32

vierschrötig

Question 33

at random

Answer 33

aufs Geratewohl

Question 34

to let s.t. pass

Answer 34

fünf gerade sein lassen

Question 35

siding

Answer 35

s. Nebengleis

Question 36

to put s.o. out of harm's way

Answer 36

jdn auf ein Nebengleis abschieben

Question 37

zygomatic bone, malar bone, cheek bone

Answer 37

s. Jochbein

Question 38

ruff

Answer 38

e, Halskrause

Question 39

to leave s.t. hanging in the air

Answer 39

etw. im Raum stehen lassen

Question 40

to know which way the wind blows

Answer 40

wissen, wie der Hase läuft

Question 41

to sound s.o. out, to see whether....

Answer 41

jdn auf den Zahn fühlen, ob

Question 42

larynx

Answer 42

r. Kehlkopf

Question 43

wide open

Answer 43

sperrangelweit

Question 44

to make a guesstimate

Answer 44

über den Daumen peilen

Question 45

errand boy

Answer 45

r. Laufbursche

Question 46

the chips are down

Answer 46

es geht hart auf hart

Question 47

sweet bread roll with jam filling

Answer 47

s. Buchteln

Question 48

shepherd's check

Answer 48

r. Pepita

Question 49

footprint

Answer 49

r. Fußstapfen

Question 50

skirmish

Answer 50

r. Scharmützel

Question 51

string (music)

Answer 51

e. Saite

Question 52

to take strong measures

Answer 52

strengere Saiten aufziehen

Question 53

ghost-driver, person who drives the wrong way on the motorway

Answer 53

r. Falschfahrer

Question 54

to run low

Answer 54

zur Neige gehen

Question 55

to get o's marching orders

Answer 55

den Laufpass bekommen

Question 56

to be all alone in the world

Answer 56

allein auf weiter Flur sein

Question 57

to be not worth a bean

Answer 57

keinen Pfifferling wert sein

Question 58

whippersnapper

Answer 58

r. Grünschnabel

Question 59

old soldier

Answer 59

alter Haudegen

Question 60

to sort out the mess

Answer 60

den Karren aus dem Dreck ziehen

Question 61

credit bureau

Answer 61

e. Schufa (Schutzgemeinschaft für allgemeine Kreditsicherung)

Question 62

proof of earnings

Answer 62

r. Verdienstnachweis

Question 63

for a song

Answer 63

für einen Apfel und ein EI

Question 64

this year's

Answer 64

heurig

Question 65

to throw a spanner in the works

Answer 65

jdm einen Knüppel zwischen die Beinen werfen

Question 66

to play safe

Answer 66

auf Nummer sicher gehen

Question 67

agreement

Answer 67

e. Übereinkunft

Question 68

simplicity, naivity

Answer 68

e. Einfältigkeit

Question 69

to depress

Answer 69

bedrücken

Question 70

labourer, general dogsbody

Answer 70

r. Handlanger

Question 71

triviality

Answer 71

e. Belanglosigkeit

Question 72

to lick s.o. in to shape

Answer 72

jdn auf Vordermann bringen

Question 73

dago (derog.)

Answer 73

r. Kanake

Question 74

to drag s.t. out

Answer 74

etw. in die Länge ziehen

Question 75

to twiddle o's thumbs

Answer 75

Däumchen drehen

Question 76

to be absolutely knackered

Answer 76

auf dem Zahnfleisch gehen

Question 77

vicious circle

Answer 77

r. Teufelskreis

Question 78

to consume

Answer 78

aufzehren

Question 79

to suck

Answer 79

lutschen

Question 80

crazy

Answer 80

aberwitzig

Question 81

informer, boaster

Answer 81

r. Angeber

Question 82

upstart

Answer 82

r. Emporkömmling

Question 83

drop of btterness

Answer 83

r. Wehmutstropfen

Question 84

to blanche

Answer 84

abbrühen

Question 85

dreadful, frightful

Answer 85

schaurig

Question 86

not one bit

Answer 86

keinen Deut

Question 87

predicament

Answer 87

e. Zwangslage

Question 88

coup d'etat

Answer 88

r. Staatsstreit

Question 89

retouching

Answer 89

e. Retusche

Question 90

to haggle (over

Answer 90

feilschen (um)

Question 91

shady horse-trading

Answer 91

r. Kuhhandel