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stick your neck out and it'll get cut off

German translation: Lehn dich zu weit aus dem Fenster und du fällst raus

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English term or phrase:	stick your neck out and it'll get cut off
German translation:	Lehn dich zu weit aus dem Fenster und du fällst raus
Entered by:	Diana Loos

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22:18 May 5, 2005

English to German translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: stick your neck out and it'll get cut off

need a german idiom

Ingmar Krause

Lehn dich zu weit aus dem Fenster und du fällst raus

Explanation:
The English expression consists of a well-known phrase ("stick your neck out") which acquires an extension ("and it'll get cut off") which takes the expression to a logical conclusion.
Both expressions have the sense of "go too far and you'll pay for it"

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Diana Loos
Local time: 15:08

Grading comment

verschiedene Versionen von dieser Redensart wurden vorgeschlagen; Diese hier scheint am wenigsten "holprig" zu klingen
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +3

Wer den Kopf hinhält, wird leichter getroffen.

ntext

3 +2

Wer sich in Gefahr begibt, kommt darin um

xxx------

Lehn dich zu weit aus dem Fenster und du fällst raus

Diana Loos

Wie man sich bettet so liegt man

Johanna Timm, PhD

Sobald deine Achillesferse sichtbar wird, stechen wir zu

Gabriele Kaessler

Wer sich zu weit aus dem Fenster lehnt, kann leicht (tief) fallen.

anisco

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

10 mins confidence:

Sobald deine Achillesferse sichtbar wird, stechen wir zu

Explanation:
oder so...ODER
-sobald wir deine Achillesferse entdecken, schlagen wir zu
-Eerlaube dir auch nur einen minimalen Fehler - wir werden ihn nutzen.

Gabriele Kaessler
Local time: 15:08
Works in field
Native speaker of:

German

17 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

Wer sich in Gefahr begibt, kommt darin um

Explanation:
Jesus Sirach 3,27:

xxx------
Native speaker of:

German,

Spanish

21 mins confidence:

Wie man sich bettet so liegt man

Explanation:
wer sich in Gefahr begibt ect hatten wir ja vorgestern schon vorgeschlagen, also denke ich, es muss mal was anderes her!
ecventuell ginge auch "Wer Wind sät, wird Sturm ernten"

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Note added at 22 mins (2005-05-05 22:40:53 GMT)
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ach ja, und hier ist eine Website, die vielleicht ganz gelegen kommt:
http://www.oschaefer.de/floskeln.htm

Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
Local time: 06:08
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 55

33 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

Wer den Kopf hinhält, wird leichter getroffen.

Explanation:
I don't think there is a German idiom that quite captures the English phrase, but then the latter isn't all that well-known either. I understand "to stick one's neck out" as meaning either "to accept responsibility" or "to be non-conformist."

ntext
United States
Local time: 08:08
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

German
PRO pts in category: 16

8 hrs confidence:

Wer sich zu weit aus dem Fenster lehnt, kann leicht (tief) fallen.

Explanation:
M.E. gibt es ohne Kontext verschiedene Interpretationsmöglichkeiten, was auch durch die verschiedenen Vorschläge untermauert wird.
Hier noch einer, wie ich es interpretiere:

anisco
Germany
Local time: 15:08
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 34

12 hrs confidence:

Lehn dich zu weit aus dem Fenster und du fällst raus

Diana Loos
Local time: 15:08
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

verschiedene Versionen von dieser Redensart wurden vorgeschlagen; Diese hier scheint am wenigsten "holprig" zu klingen

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Non-PRO (1): ntext

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May 5, 2005 - Changes made by Johanna Timm, PhD:
Level	Non-PRO => PRO
May 5, 2005 - Changes made by Johanna Timm, PhD:
Term asked	stick you neck out and it\'ll get cut off => stick your neck out and it\'ll get cut off

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