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Bärenhäuter	a lazy good-for-nothing	JSolis
Böse menschen haben keine Lieder	wicked men have no songs	Courtney Sliwinski
bei etw. greifen	to take effect	Simon Johnson
bemurmeln	discuss / talk over	(Non-member)
Bene vale - Bade wohl	Bene vale - All's well that bathes well	(Non-member)
bereits aus den Kinderschuhen	...(the project) has come of age	(Non-member)
Besucherritzen	Lover's gap	Lisa Davey
billig wie Sauerbier...	are not worth the paper they're written on	(Non-member)
Bindungsangst	fear of attachment	(Non-member)
bis ganz nach hinten	as far as the eye can see; all the way to the farthest end	Rowan Morrell
bisch a tirola bisch a mensch, bisch koa tirola bisch a oasch	If you're a Tirolean you are someone, if you're not a Tirolean you're an arsehole	(Non-member)
Bucherer / Nutzniesser	Bucherers/beneficiaries	Manuela Junghans
Buwog-Wohnung	a "Buwog" apartment	Rachel Ward
Cäsarenschnitt	Caesar cut	Stephen Roche
Da gibt’s was auf die Socken	It's not for the faint-hearted	Textklick
Dabei sein ist alles!	It's taking part that counts!	Steffen Walter
dahinter verbirgt sich	this means that / this refers to	Steffen Walter
Darauf geben wir Ihnen Brief und Siegel	We give you our word	(Non-member)
das geht alles von Ihrer Zeit ab	it's your own time you're wasting (not mine)	(Non-member)
Das sind ja Zustände wie in Chicago!	It's like something out of the Wild West	(Non-member)

Deana zoag iis jetzt grad erscht reacht!	I will give them a run for their money!	(Non-member)
dem Gaumen zuliebe	to please your palate (and tickle your taste buds)	martina1974
Dem Häschen platzt der Kragen.	It's the last straw for little rabbit.	(Non-member)
dem Tod gerade noch einmal von der Schippe gesprungen	snatched from the jaws of death	(Non-member)
den Nippel durch die Lasche ziehen	fit the groove in the slot	Courtney Sliwinski
Der bittere Tropfen im Kelch	The bitter drop in the chalice	Yvonne Becker
Der Haifisch hat Zähne	the shark has pretty teeth dear	Casey Butterfield
der Kampf gegen die Last der Verhältnisse	struggling against the odds / battling the odds	Ken Cox
der Kritik die Zähne ziehen	take the sting/bite out of criticism	BirgitBerlin
Der Vorsatz ist ein Gaul, der häufig gesattelt, aber selten geritten wird	Best intentions often fly out the window	(Non-member)
die Bretter, die die Welt bedeuten	the world-stage	Kieran McCann
die eigene Haut zu Markte tragen	to risk one's neck	Ingeborg Gowans
die Geister die ich rief	The spirits that I called	Sven Wagener
die Jahre zählen doppelt	time feels like twice what it really is	(Non-member)
Die Marke, bei der alles stimmt!	The brand you can trust	Kathi Stock
Die Rache des kleinen Mannes	little man's revenge	...
die Seele baumeln lassen	to take a break from everyday life	(Non-member)
die Sinne schweifen lassen	to relax and enjoy the scenery	(Non-member)
die Weichen umstellen	to flip the switches	Steffen Walter
die Zügel beherzt schießen lassen	give it free rein	Dr. Fred Thomson

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