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What is the German equivalent to “to keep under someone's thumb”?
What is the German equivalent to the idiom under someone's thumb.
Even if not exactly, is there any phrase having similar meaning?
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Why is the meaning of “Triefnase” vs. “Rotznase” used as an invective so different?
Both colloquial terms "Triefnase", and "Rotznase" translate with "runny nose". However when used as an invective they seem to have very different meanings
"Diese Triefnasen haben immer noch kein ...
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What or who is a “Scholli”?
I hear people say:
"Mein lieber Scholli, das war knapp!"
What does "Scholli" mean in this context? Is using this idiom in any way offensive or insulting?
