Da kannst du Gift drauf nehmen
Meaning: You can bet your life on it; it's absolutely certain.
Language: German
Literally: You can take poison on it
Category: Daily Life
Origin: So sure of the outcome that you'd stake your life by swallowing poison if proven wrong — a grim German guarantee.
Equivalents in other languages
- Filipino: Itaga mo sa bato — literally: Carve it in stone
More idioms — Daily Life
- Den Nagel auf den Kopf treffen — To be exactly right.
- Ponerse las pilas — To get your act together and start working hard.
- Бить баклуши (Bit' baklushi) — To loaf about doing nothing.
- Pisar na bola — To mess up or let someone down.
- 바가지를 쓰다 (bagajireul sseuda) — To be overcharged; to get ripped off.
- 비행기를 태우다 (bihaenggireul taeuda) — To flatter someone over the top.
More German idioms
- Da wird der Hund in der Pfanne verrückt — An exclamation of utter disbelief.
- Die Kuh vom Eis holen — To resolve a precarious situation.
- Sein blaues Wunder erleben — To get an unpleasant surprise.
- Da haben wir den Salat — Now we've got a fine mess.
- Den Löffel abgeben — To die.
- Ins Fettnäpfchen treten — To commit an embarrassing social blunder.
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