sich vom Acker machen

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˌzɪç fɔm ˈʔakɐ ˌmaχn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: sich vom Acker ma‧chen

Verb

sich vom Acker machen

  1. (idiomatic, colloquial) to clear off, to scram (literally: “to make oneself off of the field”)
    Er machte sich schnell vom Acker als die Polizei kam.
    He cleared off fast as the police came.
    • 1975, Volker W. Degener, Heimsuchung: Roman (Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart), p. 118:
      Mach dich vom Acker! Mach Mücke!
      Scram! Buzz off!

Synonyms

References

  • Henry Strutz: 2001 German and English Idioms: 2001 Deutsche und Englische Redewendungen. 2nd edition. Barron′s Educational Series, Inc., Hauppauge, N.Y. ©2010 (Barron′s Foreign Language Guides), →ISBN, p. 7.

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