| jemanden mit Schweigen strafen | silent treatment |
| jemandem im Nacken sitzen | breathe down someone's neck |
| jemanden im Ungewissen lassen | keep someone in the dark |
| jemandem am Herzen liegen | close to one's heart dear to one's heart near one's heart |
| jemandem die Leviten lesen | drag someone over the coals haul someone over the coals read somebody the riot act |
| jemandem in die Karten schauen | to look at somebody's cards |
| jemanden im Stich lassen | leave someone in the lurch |
| jemandem ein Ohr abkauen | bend someone's ear |
| jemandem recht geschehen | serve someone right |
| jemandem Sand in die Augen streuen | pull the wool over someone's eyes |
| jemandem auf die Finger klopfen | admonish |
| jemandem die Daumen drücken | to keep one's fingers crossed |
| jemanden an den Galgen bringen | send to the gallows |
| jemanden in die Knie zwingen | to bring someone to his knees |
| jemanden in die Zange nehmen | to grill somebody to heckle |
| jemanden um die Ecke bringen | to bump someone off |
| jemanden zum Narren halten | fool |
| jemanden zum Teufel schicken | send somebody packing |
| jemanden übers Knie legen | put somebody across one’s knee put somebody over one’s knee |
| ganz zu schweigen von | not to mention |