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- das Maul halten
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shut up
- das macht nichts
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it doesn't matter,
never mind
- Was ist das
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what is that,
what's that
- gebranntes Kind scheut das Feuer
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once bitten, twice shy,
a burnt child dreads the fire,
a scalded cat fears cold water,
a scalded dog fears cold water,
he that has been bitten by a serpent is afraid of a rope,
once burnt, twice shy
- das Handtuch werfen
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throw in the towel,
throw in the sponge
- das Weite suchen
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run away
- das A und O
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alpha and omega,
nuts and bolts
- das Kind mit dem Bade ausschütten
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throw the baby out with the bathwater,
toss the baby out with the bathwater
- das heißt
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i.e.
- das Kind beim Namen nennen
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call a spade a spade,
bluntly put,
call it as one sees it