A2 Colloquial Anger
„Geh mir aus den Augen."
Get out of my sight.
What does „Geh mir aus den Augen." mean in German?
„Geh mir aus den Augen." means "Get out of my sight.." Literally: "Go me out of the eyes.."
Literal Translation
"Go me out of the eyes."
Geh Go
mir me
aus out
den of
Augen the
English Equivalent
"Get out of my sight!"
This English idiom conveys the same meaning as the German expression.
Grammar Notes
Dative (mir); imperative
When is this idiom used?
Colloquial
This expression is used in everyday spoken German in casual and semi-formal settings.
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He is the very image of his mother.
„Ich kann heute nicht abkommen."
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