They can be used to describe someone who is furious, boring, too fast or too slow: Different German-language idioms include a reference to automobiles. "Abschleppen" is the word for towing, but ...

What blinds, but does not rust? What can make its way through the digestive track, but also fall down? The answer, according to popular German idioms, is one of the greatest feelings in the world: ...

I was surprised by the number of comments I got from readers about my last column, which focused on some of the idiomatic expressions in different parts of the country. What I realized is that idioms, ...

In our weekly roundup, we look at train routes through Germany and far beyond, difficult-to-translate German phrases and how much you need to earn in Germany to be ...

A crow pecks at an empty bag of crisps on the streets of Berlin. Photo: picture alliance/dpa | Soeren Stache For superstitious Germans, Friday 13th is a time to stay home if you want to avoid stepping ...

Teach German idioms and vocabulary with the help of F1 driver Nico Hülkenberg. Hülkenberg explains German phrases that he uses in Formula 1 and translates them into English for us. This models the use ...

"Abschleppen" is the word for towing, but depending on context can also refer to picking someone up, say in a bar. "Spätzünder" directly translates as "late igniter," and is the equivalent of the ...