| sort | Idiom | Bedeutung |
|---|---|---|
| about | "What about S.B.?" | was meint jemand |
| about | "What about VERBing?" | etwas vorschlagen |
| advise | "S.B. advise S.B. to VERB." | jemandem etwas empfehlen |
| agree with | "S.B. (dis)agree with S.B." EX: I agree with you. EX: I disagree with you. | mit jemandem (nicht) übereinstimmen. |
| along | "S.B. VERB along." EX: Would you like come along? | etwas mitmachen (-kommen, -singen, -...) |
| also | "S.B. BE on a par with." EX: He is on par with any intellectual you may care to name. | Er ist ebenbürtig mit |
| apply | "S.B. apply for S.T.." | sich bewerben |
| arrive at | "S.B. arrive at S.W.." | irgendwo ankommen |
| arrive in | "S.B. arrive in NAME OF S.W.." | irgendwo ankommen |
| arrive in | "S.B. arrived in S.W.." | irgendwo ankommen |
| arrive | "S.B. show up." | erscheinen, ankommen |
| arrive | "S.B. turn up." | ankommen |
| as dead as | "S.B. BE as dead as a dodo." EX: The cat continued playing with the mouse even when it was as dead as a dodo. | Mausetot sein |
| as deaf as | "S.B. BE as deaf as a doornail." EX: You can speak as loudly as you want, but Peter won't hear you. He's as deaf as a doornail. | Er ist stocktaub |
| as drunk as | "S.B. BE as drunk as a lord." EX: The last time I saw Edward he was as drunk as a lord. In fact he had drunk so much that he couldn't even stand up on his own. | Vollgelaufen sein |
| as fit as | "S.B. BE as fit as a fiddle." EX: Terry often boasted that he was as fit as a fiddle because he went jogging everyday. | Fit wie ein Turnschuh sein |
| as happy as | "S.B. BE as happy as a sand boy." EX: Bob is as happy as a sand boy when he is working on his computer. It is some- thing he likes doing best of all. | Er ist quietschvergnügt |
| as like as | "They are as like as chalk and cheese." EX: One can hardly believe those two girls are sisters, they are as like as chalk and cheese. | Sie gleichen einander wie Tag und Nacht |
| as mad as | "S.B. BE as mad as a March hare." EX: The old lady was rather eccentric - in fact some people went so far as to say that she was as mad as a March hare. | Nicht alle beieinander haben |
| as | "S.B. don't VERB as ADJ. as S.B." EX: Peter doesn't sleep as long as his wife. | verneinender Vergleich (immer die positive Eigenschaft) |
| ask about | "S.B. ask S.B. about S.T./S.B." | sich erkundigen |
| ask for | "S.B. ask S.B. for S.T." EX: He asks him for a cigarette. | jemanden um etwas bitten. |
| ask to | "S.B. ask S.B. to VERB" EX: He asks me to pick him up. | jemanden bitten etwas zu tun. |
| ask to | "S.B. ask to VERB." | jemanden bitten etwas zu tun |
| away | "S.B. escape/flee from S.B./S.T.." | fliehen, entkommen, entfliehen |
| tbd | "tbd" | tbd |