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in tiefer Verbundenheit und mit solidarischen Grüßen	Offering our deep(est) support and solidarity; Offering our full support and solidarity	(Non-member)
Informationen hinter vorgehaltener Hand	information obtained/received off the record [unofficially]	LegalTrans_
ins Glas spucken	are (quite) fond of a drop/drink (now and then)	(Non-member)
ins offene Messer laufen	walk right into a trap	Lucius Passani, Ph.D.
ins Trudeln geraten	hitting turbulence	(Non-member)
ist schlicht und ergreifend katastrophal	is an absolute/utter catastrophe [a complete and utter disaster] / is simply disastrous/appalling/dreadful/terrible	Steffen Walter
Ist was weg, muß was hin	one out, one in	Simon Johnson
Jahrmarktschreier	carnival barker	(Non-member)
jdm steht der Schweiss auf der Stirn	break out in a cold sweat	(Non-member)
jdn/etw. auf Herz und Nieren prüfen	put sb/sth through his/her/their/its paces	(Non-member)
je nach Fall	on an individual basis/in each specific case	Jonathan MacKerron
jeden Wunsch von den Augen ablesen	to anticipate somebody's (your) every wish	Steffen Walter
Jeder Sonnenuntergang birgt einen Sonnenaufgang	every sunset is the prelude to a new sunrise / every sunset brings a sunrise	Ken Cox
jemandem etwas voraus haben	to be ahead of the competition	Claire Cox
jemanden anschleimen	to suck up to someone	Harry Bornemann
jemanden den Rücken freihalten	to take the load off from someone	R.Raghunathan
jemanden schöntrinken	to put on the/ your beer goggles	(Non-member)
jemanden zu seinem Glück zwingen	You have to be cruel to be kind.	(Non-member)
jmdm. etwas abnehmen	coming across as somebody (something)	Christine Lam
Kalter Kaffee macht schön	drink coffee cold and never look old	Erik Macki

kann sich sehen lassen	is nothing to sneeze at	(Non-member)
Kanzleitrost	empty assurances	(Non-member)
kein Auslangen finden	is/are not sufficient	Paula Price
kein Geringerer als	none other than	LittleBalu
Kein Herz für Tiere	Mercy for animals...Not!	Courtney Sliwinski
kein Kind von Traurigkeit	has every reason to smile	(Non-member)
kein Stein steht mehr auf dem anderen	not a (single) stone was left standing or the place was razed to the ground	Dr. Fred Thomson
Kein Wort zu viel	Save your breath	(Non-member)
Kein Wunder, dass er groß herumtönt: XXX	It's hardly surprising, therefore, that he goes around shouting: \"I hate XXX!\"	(Non-member)
keine Wünsche offen lassen	to leave nothing to be desired	Steffen Walter
Keiner ruht sich auf Erreichtem aus	We don't rest on our laurels	Steffen Walter
Kinderkram	kid's stuff	(Non-member)
Kleine Kinder, kleine Sorgen, große Kinder, große Sorgen	the bigger the children, the bigger the worries	Tim Jenkins
Kleinkleckersdorf	Hicksville (for US audience)	Kathi Stock
Klischees bedienen	resort to clichés	(Non-member)
Knabberspaß	munchy delights	martina1974
Knabbervergnügen	nibbling pleasure	martina1974
Kohldampf	hungry enough to eat a horse/starving/ravenous/famished	(Non-member)
Kopf hoch, wenn einen das Wasser bis zum Mund steht	Chin up, when the water's up to your neck	(Non-member)
Kröpfchen	craw	Simon Johnson

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