| Däumchen drehen | kick one’s heels twiddle one’s thumbs twirl one’s thumbs |
| Daumen drücken | cross one's fingers |
| Flaschendrehen | spin the bottle |
| durchdrehen | mince put through the grinder put through the mincer revolve rotate spin crack up freak out go crazy go haywire go into a flat panic panic |
| Daumenregel | rule of thumb |
| Aschenregen | shower of ash |
| am Rad drehen | crack up |
| um den Dreh | around about round about |
| Daumenlutschen | thumbsucking |
| Däumelieschen | Thumbelina |
| Däumelinchen | Thumbelina |
| Dauerregen | continuous rain |
| Aschenkuchen | ash cake |
| Ascheregen | fallout |
| Deutscher Orden | Teutonic Knights |
| Händchen halten | hold hands |
| Jauchengrube | cesspool |
| Maschendraht | chainlink |
| Mauscheleien | hanky-panky |
| Rauchen verboten | no smoking |