Die Daumen drücken
Meaning: To wish someone good luck (like crossing fingers).
Language: German
Literally: To press the thumbs
Category: Body & Senses
Origin: Germanic superstition that pressing thumbs wards off evil.
More idioms — Body & Senses
- 口が滑る — To accidentally let something slip.
- No tener pelos en la lengua — To speak very bluntly and honestly.
- Tomar el pelo — To pull someone's leg; to tease.
- Avere le braccine corte — To be stingy; to never reach for the check.
- Empurrar com a barriga — To procrastinate; to keep delaying something.
- Τρώω τα νύχια μου — I'm extremely anxious and impatient.
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- Seinen Senf dazugeben — To give an unsolicited opinion.
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- Das ist mir Wurst — I couldn't care less either way.
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