| jemanden ins kalte Wasser werfen | be plunged in at the deep end be thrown in at the deep end |
| jemanden in die Zange nehmen | to grill somebody to heckle |
| jemanden im Ungewissen lassen | keep someone in the dark |
| jemandem die kalte Schulter zeigen | to brush someone off to give someone the cold shoulder |
| jemanden in die Knie zwingen | to bring someone to his knees |
| jemandem auf die Füße fallen | blow up in one's face |
| jemandem in die Hände spielen | play into someone's hands |
| jemandem den Hals abdrehen | asphyxiate kill |
| jemandem den Laufpass geben | jilt ditch drop give someone his marching orders |
| jemandem in die Karten schauen | to look at somebody's cards |
| jemanden im Stich lassen | leave someone in the lurch |
| jemandem auf die Nerven gehen | get on someone's nerves |
| jemandem in die Suppe spucken | rain on someone's parade |
| jemanden mit Schweigen strafen | silent treatment |
| jemandem auf die Finger klopfen | admonish |
| jemandem das Fell gerben | tan somebody’s hide |
| jemandem das letzte Geleit geben | accompany someone on his last journey |
| jemandem den Kopf verdrehen | sweep someone off their feet |
| jemandem die Leviten lesen | drag someone over the coals haul someone over the coals read somebody the riot act |
| jemandem eine Abfuhr erteilen | rebuff someone |