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German idioms game: tomatoes on your eyes?
Germans say they have tomatoes on their eyes and that they only understand "train station". Guess what ten everyday idioms really mean.
What does the idiom really mean?
Not to see something obvious
I don't understand a thing
To be lucky
That is not my business
To keep your fingers crossed
To put your foot in it
To get on someone's nerves
It is a lively party
Idioms are expressions whose meaning is not the sum of their words. German has plenty of them, and many involve food, animals and beer.
You will hear all of these in everyday conversation. Learn the meaning together with the whole phrase, and use them with friends rather than in a formal email.
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