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sein (null-acht-fünfzehn)
to be run-of-the-mine / run-of-the-mill / plain vanilla / pretty vanilla; to be ordinary/dull/plain
jdm. eine Abfuhr erteilen
to give sb. the brush-off; to rebuff sb. / to snub sb.
etw. abklappern
to traipse/trudge round sth.; to check (out) sth. (always multiple things)
etw. abkupfern
to plagiarise sth. / to copy sth. (by imitating)
sich etw. abschminken können
to kiss sth. goodbye / to get sth. out of one's head; sb. can forget sth.
jdn. mit etw. abspeisen
to fob sb. off with sth. / to fob sth. off on sb.; to give sb. less than one hoped for
mit Ach und Krach
by the skin of one's teeth; with great difficulty
auf Achse sein
to be on the road/move; to be on the way (not to be at home)
sich vom Acker machen
to disappear/dip; to go away
aussehen wie ein Affe auf einem Schleifstein
to sit in a strange sitting position, especially (but not exclusively) when cycling
den Affen für jdn. machen
to play the fool/clown for sb.; to make fool of oneself
den Affen für jdn. spielen
to obey another person even if one makes a fool of oneself
dem Affen Zucker geben
to be hilarious while intoxicated or to live out one's funny/strange habits
den Affen loslassen
to be merry; to have a fun day
ein Affentheater aufführen
to make a fuss / to put on an act; to overact (not in an theatrical sense)
einen Affenzirkus veranstalten
same as above; same as above
eine Affen sitzen haben
to be plastered / to be boozed/pickled / etc.; to be drunk
sich zum Affen machen
to play the fool/clown for sb.; to make fool of oneself