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To be fire and flame: German expressions with fire
May 4 marks International Firefighters Day a time to honor their work, while also learning some German expressions involving fire.
How the German language plays with fire
Feuer und Flamme für etwas sein
Literally, to be fire and flame for something, it means to feel passionately about something, to be all for it, to be incredibly enthusiastic.
How the German language plays with fire
Für jemanden durchs Feuer gehen To walk through a fire for someone means you would do anything for someone; you have their back.
How the German language plays with fire
Heaven on earth and other German expressions
The pandemic has been dominating headlines over the year, but our planet is also begging for attention. To honor Earth Day, here are a few down-to-earth idioms from the German language.
8 German expressions using the word earth
Wie Pilze aus der Erde schießen To shoot up out of the earth, but the more common variant is (wie Pilze) aus dem Boden schießen. It means that something appears very quickly, or that things spring up all over the place, just like mushrooms seems to multiply before your very eyes.
8 German expressions using the word earth