| jemandem Gesellschaft leisten | keep someone company |
| Gesellschaft leisten | usher |
| jemandem die Leviten lesen | drag someone over the coals haul someone over the coals read somebody the riot act |
| (jemandem etwas) abtreten | trade away |
| jemandem den Laufpass geben | jilt ditch drop give someone his marching orders |
| jemandem recht geschehen | serve someone right |
| jemandem seinen Willen lassen | humour |
| jemandem das Fell gerben | tan somebody’s hide |
| jemandem den Hals abdrehen | asphyxiate kill |
| jemandem den Hof machen | court somebody |
| jemandem in den Schoß fallen | drop into someone's lap fall into someone's lap |
| jemandem zur Hand gehen | give a hand |
| jemanden im Stich lassen | leave someone in the lurch |
| jemanden übers Knie legen | put somebody across one’s knee put somebody over one’s knee |
| Kommanditgesellschaft | limited partnership |
| Gesellschaft Jesu | Society of Jesus |
| jemandem ein Ohr abkauen | bend someone's ear |
| jemandem etwas anhängen | frame |
| jemandem im Nacken sitzen | breathe down someone's neck |
| jemandem in die Hände spielen | play into someone's hands |