untranslatable phrases are a piece of cake

@CurtisNewton

Yeah even a blind chicken finds a grain sometimes (off to the YFTE Thread^^)

@Grymnir

*sigh*

CurtisNewton schrieb:And his ( @FreakySmiley ), too :)

Haha :)
And I thought I'm quite good at it :D

pie in the sky = Luftschloss

@Grymnir

Grymnir schrieb am 07.10.2015:I wonder what a ,,Siebtrommeltrocknungsanlage" would be called in English

Heyo! Not sure about the particular combination, but Siebtrommel = rotary sieve and trocknungsanlage = drying facility/machine. I found a machine called a Molecular Sieve Dehydration Unit. Does this look like what you're thinking of?

From http://www.wintek-corp.com/dehydration/molecular-sieve-dehydration-units-msdu.html (Archiv-Version vom 02.11.2015)

Hey @desparil , good to see you again!

No, the machine i'm talking about is a unit to dry large textile felt blanks and looks kinda like this:



But thank you for your research :Y: :)

to beat around the bush

um den heißen Brei herumreden

a flash in the pan

eine Eintagsfliege

An Oldtimer to a German means a vintage car, not your grandpa.

There is but one good mother-in-law and she is dead.

Man of independent means.

TANSTAAFL ("There ain't no such thing as a free lunch")

Cut to the chase!

Komm auf den Punkt!

Break a leg!

Usually used to wish „Good luck“ to actors and musicians before they go on stage to perform.

@Mondlilie

But this could be translated to ,,Hals- und Beinbruch" ,or, if you prefer nautic sayings, ,,Mast- und Schotbruch"

Tit for tat = Wie du mir, so ich dir

:lv:

@Grymnir
Apologise please.
I thought it is here about idioms you cannot translate literally.

@Mondlilie

Well, since this phrase is pretty much the same, it is not the best example for this thread. But dont worry, i still appreciate that you take part in this one :)

Up yours : Leck mich am A****

I think what he was trying to express was: Lick me at the ass...