to have an extremely enjoyable time
eine großartige Zeit haben (aine grossartige tsait haben)
"We had a whale of a time at the beach party."
"Wir hatten eine großartige Zeit auf der Strandparty." (veer hatten aine grossartige tsait auf der strandparti)
to stay calm by seeing things realistically
to be free from blame or responsibility for something
to wait patiently for the right moment
to fail to happen
to force someone to leave
to misunderstand a situation or statement completely