ueber die Straenge schlagen

English translation: don't overdo it

21:09 Oct 28, 2001

German to English translations [Non-PRO]

German term or phrase: ueber die Straenge schlagen

Es ist schoen, wenn nicht nur der eigene Lover den roten Teppich ausrollt. Passen Sie aber auf, dass Sie nicht ueber die Straenge schlagen.

I'm also confused with the conflict of the two sentences, which is connected by 'aber'. Thanks for your help.

Tan

English translation:don't overdo it

Explanation:
It is nice, if not only your own lover rolls out the red carpet. Just make sure you don't overdo it.
HTH

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pschmitt
Local time: 00:22

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Summary of answers provided

4 +3

But [take care that] don't get carried away!

Tom Funke

4 +2

kick over the traces

Abu Amaal (X)

don't overdo it

pschmitt

receiving attention from others

Beth Kantus

Answers

12 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

kick over the traces

Explanation:
It's a bad joke (rolling out the red carpet, but don't kick over the "cords").

Strang is rope, cord, etc.

Mixing two metaphors for comical effect.

Abu Amaal (X)
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 24

3 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

But [take care that] don't get carried away!

Explanation:
Or: Just don't get carried away!

That's the common American way of saying that. I think it implies that the benefit of being welcomed by someone else's lover as well as "one's own" might be more than one might wish to handle, and conducive to unwise behavior.

(More context, both general and specific, could have been helpful -- as is the case in all too many KudoZ queries.)

All the best Tom

Senior member of a large and eventful American family :-)))
... Also: Collins German Dictionary ISBN 3 12 517151 2

Tom Funke
Local time: 19:22
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 2419

7 hrs confidence:

don't overdo it

Explanation:
It is nice, if not only your own lover rolls out the red carpet. Just make sure you don't overdo it.
HTH

pschmitt
Local time: 00:22
PRO pts in pair: 406

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8 hrs confidence:

receiving attention from others

Explanation:
It's nice to receive (special) attention from others besides one's own partner/lover, but make sure you don't overdo it.

(I borrowed the last part about not overdoing it from a previous answerer - I think that fits the best)

HTH!

Beth Kantus
United States
Local time: 19:22
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 924

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