auf den Leim gehen
Meaning: To be deceived or tricked; to fall for a trap or deception.
Language: German
Literally: to go onto the birdlime
Category: Animals
Origin: The image is of a bird being caught on sticky birdlime spread on a branch, unable to escape once trapped.
More idioms — Animals
- menare il can per l'aia — To avoid the main point by talking around the subject indirectly.
- calcio dell'asino — A cowardly or treacherous attack from an unexpected quarter.
- qui casca l'asino — That is the crux of the matter; that is where the real difficulty lies.
- questione di lana caprina — A trivial or pointless debate that wastes time and produces no useful result.
- virar bicho — To become extremely angry or enraged.
- vaca sagrada — Something so valued or protected that it cannot be criticized, changed, or harmed.
More German idioms
- Eine Nadel im Heuhaufen suchen — To search for something you have almost no chance of finding, because the thing is tiny a…
- Ich verstehe nur Bahnhof — I don't understand anything at all.
- Da steppt der Bär — It's going to be a great party.
- Tomaten auf den Augen haben — To be oblivious to what's right in front of you.
- Ich glaub mein Schwein pfeift — I can't believe it! That's outrageous!
- Um den heißen Brei herumreden — To beat around the bush.