short – phrases

Terms for subject Informal containing short | all forms | exact matches only

English	German
be as thick as two short planks	vor Dummheit brüllen
draw the shortest straw	die Arschkarte ziehen
He's as thick as two short planks. брит.	Wenn Dummheit wehtäte, würde er den ganzen Tag brüllen.
in a short while	gleich
sell short	shorten
short affair	flüchtige Affäre (Andrey Truhachev)
take the short bus	geistig zurück geblieben sein
as thick as two short planks	dumm wie Brot
as thick as two short planks	strohdoof
as thick as two short planks	grottendoof
as thick as two short planks	dumm wie Bohnenstroh
to be given short measure	billig abgefrühstückt werden
to be not short of a bob or two	gut betucht sein