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jemandem mit dem nackten Arsch ins Gesicht springen

English translation: jump down my throat

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German term or phrase:jemandem mit dem nackten Arsch ins Gesicht springen
English translation:jump down my throat
Entered by: Hattie Spence

06:08 May 21, 2010
German to English translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
German term or phrase: jemandem mit dem nackten Arsch ins Gesicht springen
Ich suche eine englische Entsprechung für diese Redewendung - jemanden angreifen/ drohend auf jemanden losgehen - die Bedeutung verstehe ich, aber mir fällt auf EN leider nichts ein...
Der Satz: Um noch einen drauf zu setzen, meine Damen und Herren: Wenn Sie nachhaltig besser werden wollen also Kundennutzen erhöhen und Kosten reduzieren wollen, dann brauchen Sie mehr indirekte Mitarbeiter! Auch wenn mir dafür die Controller mit nacktem Hintern ins Gesicht springen werden .... ok, kein schönes Bild, aber sei´s drum.
Hattie Spence
Germany
Local time: 07:18
jump down my throat
Explanation:
other option.
to react angrily to something that someone says or does
Selected response from:

Robert Feuerlein
Local time: 13:18
Grading comment
I decided on this in the end, many thanks for all the helpful suggestions!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +7jump down my throat
Robert Feuerlein
3 +2be up in arms about something.... and more (read on)
polyglot45
4fire a rocket up his arse
John Farebrother
2to slap somebody in the face
Stephen Sadie
3 -1to ream someone a new asshole
Michele Johnson
Summary of reference entries provided
English idioms
Nicole Büchel

  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
to slap somebody in the face


Explanation:
for starters

Stephen Sadie
Germany
Local time: 07:18
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 56
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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
jump down my throat


Explanation:
other option.
to react angrily to something that someone says or does

Example sentence(s):
  • She's been very irritable recently, jumping down my throat every time I open my mouth.

    Reference: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/jump+down+throat
Robert Feuerlein
Local time: 13:18
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
I decided on this in the end, many thanks for all the helpful suggestions!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anne Schulz: IMO, "jemandem mit dem nackten Hintern ins Gesicht springen" is really an irritated rather than a threatening response
1 hr
  -> Thank you Anne.
agree  Lonnie Legg: Has more of the graphic quality of the source term than (the otherwise fine) "to tear into s.o."--but perhaps Nicole's link (below) holds something better.
1 hr
  -> Thank you Lonnie.
agree  SMueller
1 hr
  -> Thank you SMueller.
agree  Rolf Keiser
1 hr
  -> Thank you Goldcoaster.
agree  Kerstin Green
2 hrs
  -> Thank you Kerstin.
agree  Cetacea
4 hrs
  -> Thank you Cetacea.
agree  Nicole Backhaus
22 hrs
  -> Thank you Nicole.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
to ream someone a new asshole


Explanation:
In keeping with the imagery ;)
If you want to tone it down a bit, you could say "to be all over someone" or "to be all over someone's back about something".

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Note added at 1 hr (2010-05-21 07:15:12 GMT)
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To get all up in someone's face about something.

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Note added at 1 hr (2010-05-21 07:18:55 GMT)
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To give someone a ration of shit about something.

Michele Johnson
Germany
Local time: 07:18
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks for your suggestions, but I don't think I could get away with that in this context (a corporate presentation)...! :-)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  John Farebrother: amusing, but not quite
44 mins
disagree  Lonnie Legg: Too much damage implied.
1 hr
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
fire a rocket up his arse


Explanation:
I've heard that said in similar corporate situations in the UK

John Farebrother
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: English
Notes to answerer
Asker: Very tempting!! Especially for the context - a corporate management talk in "cabaret" style!

Asker: Thanks very much, but on reflection, I think it would be a little too forceful - however, I may let the customer decide!

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
be up in arms about something.... and more (read on)


Explanation:
come down on me like a load of hot bricks
haul me over the coals
rap me over the knuckles
give me a dressing down
tear a strip off me
have my guts for garters

all these are of course UK. If your target is US, look elsewhere

polyglot45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  British Diana: "the controllers will have my guts for garters" Why not?!
28 mins
agree  Cetacea: It's "a ton of bricks" in the U.S., but other than that... ;-)
3 hrs
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Reference comments


1 hr
Reference: English idioms

Reference information:
I think you may find several idioms you could use in your context on this website


    Reference: http://www.learn-english-today.com/idioms/idiom-categories/a...
Nicole Büchel
Germany
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
Note to reference poster
Asker: Many thanks for the helpful link!

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