im Sturm nehmen
Meaning: To achieve sudden and overwhelming success or popularity.
Language: German
Literally: to take by storm
Category: Daily Life
Origin: A military image: to capture a fortified place by a forceful assault rather than a slow siege.
More idioms — Daily Life
- kein unbeschriebenes Blatt sein — To be a person whose background, reputation, or history is already known.
- per amore o per forza — by any means necessary; whether one wishes it or not.
- tirare l'acqua al proprio mulino — to act in self-interest, redirecting resources or advantage to oneself.
- in pompa magna — with ceremony, grandeur, and great fanfare.
- alle calende greche — never; at an impossible or non-existent time.
- mi sa — I suppose, I guess, or I have the impression.
More German idioms
- gehüpft wie gesprungen — It makes no difference; the distinction between two things is negligible.
- über den Jordan gehen — To die.
- einen Vogel zeigen — To gesture dismissively or insultingly, usually by mimicking a cuckoo or making a mocking…
- die Hände in den Schoß legen — To be idle or inactive; to do nothing while waiting or while problems accumulate.
- etwas auf seine Kappe nehmen — To accept blame or responsibility for something.
- vom Hundertsten ins Tausendste kommen — To jump chaotically from one topic or thought to another without finishing any of them.
From our untranslatable words
- Schadenfreude — The guilty little pleasure of taking satisfaction in someone else's misfortune.
- Fernweh — An aching longing for far-off places you've never been — the opposite of homesickness.
- Weltschmerz — The weariness and sadness you feel when the world as it is falls painfully short of the w…