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Please leave a review on iTunes, it really helps a lot! (How to do that.)Heute sprechen wir über die deutsche Redewendung „den Schwanz einziehen“. Was bedeutet „den Schwanz einziehen“?
Today, we talk about the German idiom “den Schwanz einziehen”. What does “den Schwanz einziehen” mean?
den Schwanz ein·zie·hen
IPA: [deːn ʃvant͡s ˈaɪ̯nt͡siːən]
[1] umgangssprachlich: sich zurückziehen, feige sein, einknicken
[1] ccolloquially: to withdraw, to be cowardly, to cave in
[1] resignieren, kapitulieren
[1] to resign, to surrender
[1] Er ist ein netter Kerl, aber wenn der Chef ihn bloß scharf ansieht, zieht er den Schwanz ein.
[1] He’s a nice guy, but when the boss just looks at him sharply, he draws in his horns.
[1] Herrjeh! Kannst du einmal den Mund aufmachen, wenn deine Mutter was über die Kindererziehung sagt? Nein! Du ziehst den Schwanz ein! Du Weichei!
[1] Gosh! Can you open your mouth for once when your mother says something about parenting? No! You chicken out! You wimp!
(Quelle: Wiktionary)
(Source: Wiktionary)
Das war’s für heute.
That’s it for today.
Ich bin Marco, dein Deutschlehrer und Mitschüler des Lebens.
I am Marco, your German teacher and fellow student of life.
Mit Ruhe wirst du die deutsche Sprache meistern.
With tranquility you will master the German language.
Bis zum nächsten Mal. Bis bald!
Until next time. See you soon!
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