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Expression Cards: idiom

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idiom
give someone the third degree
jemanden intensiv befragen
Meaning
to question someone intensely
Example
The police **gave him the third degree** after the incident.
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give thanks
Dankbarkeit ausdrücken
Meaning
to express gratitude
Example
We should always **give thanks** for what we have.
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give the benefit of the doubt
jemandem vertrauen, obwohl man nicht alle Fakten hat
Meaning
to trust someone even though you may not have all the facts
Example
Even though she was late, I decided to **give her the benefit of the doubt** and not get upset.
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give the cold shoulder
jemanden absichtlich ignorieren
Meaning
to intentionally ignore someone
Example
She **gave me the cold shoulder** at the party.
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give the green light
die Erlaubnis oder Genehmigung zum Weitermachen geben
Meaning
to give permission or approval to proceed
Example
The board finally **gave the green light** for the new project.
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Give the shirt off your back
alles geben, was man kann, um jemandem zu helfen
Meaning
to give everything you can to help someone
Example
She would **give the shirt off her back** if it meant helping her friends.
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glance over
etwas schnell durchlesen
Meaning
to read something quickly
Example
Can you **glance over** the memo before we send it?
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glass half full
die Dinge positiv sehen statt negativ
Meaning
to see things positively rather than negatively
Example
He always sees the **glass half full**, no matter what happens.
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glide over
etwas kurz behandeln, ohne ins Detail zu gehen
Meaning
to deal with something briefly without detail
Example
He tends to **glide over** the technical issues.
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glide through
etwas reibungslos und mühelos abschließen
Meaning
to complete something smoothly and easily
Example
She managed to **glide through** the presentation.
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global reach
die Fähigkeit, Dienstleistungen oder Produkte weltweit anzubieten
Meaning
the ability to extend services or products worldwide
Example
With its strong online presence, the company has a significant **global reach**.
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gloss over
unangenehme Details vermeiden
Meaning
to avoid mentioning unpleasant details
Example
The report tries to **gloss over** the budget cuts.
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glue together
Teile mit Klebstoff fest zusammenfügen
Meaning
to attach pieces firmly using adhesive
Example
Let the students **glue together** the collage pieces.
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go above and beyond
mehr tun als erforderlich
Meaning
to do more than what is required
Example
She **went above and beyond** to complete the project ahead of schedule.
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go according to plan
wie erwartet verlaufen
Meaning
to happen as expected
Example
Everything went **according to plan** during the event.
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Go against the grain
etwas tun, das dem gewohnten Weg widerspricht
Meaning
to do something that is contrary to the usual way of doing things
Example
Their new approach really **goes against the grain** of traditional research methods.
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Go all out
Alle Energie und Ressourcen einsetzen, um etwas zu erreichen.
Meaning
To use all your energy and resources to achieve something.
Example
They **went all out** to make the event a success.
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go along with
mit etwas einverstanden sein oder eine Idee unterstützen
Meaning
to agree to something or support an idea
Example
I’ll **go along with** your plan since it sounds reasonable.
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go back and forth
ständig seine Meinung über etwas ändern
Meaning
to keep changing your mind about something
Example
He’s been **going back and forth** about buying a new car.
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go back on one's word
nicht tun, was man gesagt hat, dass man es tun würde
Meaning
to not do what one said one would do
Example
He **went back on his word** about helping me.
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go back to square one
von vorne anfangen
Meaning
to start again from the beginning
Example
If this doesn’t work, we’ll have to **go back to square one**.
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go back to the drawing board
noch einmal anfangen, weil der vorherige Plan gescheitert ist
Meaning
to start over again because the previous plan failed
Example
Our experiment failed, so we have to **go back to the drawing board**.
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go ballistic
sehr wütend oder aufgeregt werden
Meaning
to become extremely angry or excited
Example
Dad **went ballistic** when he found out I dented his car.
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go bananas
sehr aufgeregt oder wütend werden
Meaning
to become very excited or angry
Example
The crowd **went bananas** when their team scored.
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