German idioms
What does “Ein Haar in der Suppe finden” mean?
Ein Haar in der Suppe finden
Word for word
To find a hair in the soup
What it really means
To find fault with everything, complaining about a detail even when all is well. It describes someone who is never satisfied.
How we say it in English
To nitpick
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Tomaten auf den Augen haben
It's right under your nose
Das ist mir Wurst
It's all the same to me
Die beleidigte Leberwurst spielen
To get one's nose out of joint
Das ist nicht mein Bier
That's not my problem
Seinen Senf dazugeben
To put in one's two cents
Da liegt der Hund begraben
That's the crux of the matter