| am Rad drehen | crack up |
| um Rat fragen | consult |
| im Handumdrehen | in no time in the twinkling of an eye |
| zu Rate ziehen | consult |
| ausradieren | rub out |
| radebrechen | smatter |
| im Kreise drehen | whirl |
| Däumchen drehen | kick one’s heels twiddle one’s thumbs twirl one’s thumbs |
| um den Dreh | around about round about |
| Verdrehen | twine |
| verdrehen | bend |
| rückdrehen | back |
| Abdrehen | breakaway |
| abdrehen | turn off |
| andrehen | flog |
| aufdrehen | unscrew open turn on get going |
| 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 |
| umdrehen | turn flip turn around |
| überdrehen | overwind strip over-rev overspeed |
| an Bord gehen | board |