German idioms
What does “Es ist höchste Eisenbahn” mean?
Es ist höchste Eisenbahn
Word for word
It is highest railway
What it really means
Time is desperately short, we have to act now. Used to hurry someone along.
How we say it in English
It's high time
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Es regnet Bindfäden
It's raining cats and dogs
Aus heiterem Himmel
Out of the blue
Morgenstund hat Gold im Mund
The early bird catches the worm
Etwas auf die lange Bank schieben
To put something on the back burner
Schnee von gestern sein
To be water under the bridge
Da liegt der Hund begraben
That's the crux of the matter