auf den Nägeln brennen
to be extremely urgent
Türkçe: çok acil olmak
In a sentence
Which form of brennen fills the gap?
Die Deadline ____ dem Projektteam auf den Nägeln.
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Die Deadline brennt dem Projektteam auf den Nägeln.
How it is used
Idiom: something is extremely urgent for someone (lit. 'burns on the nails'). Colloquial. Used for deadlines and pressing problems, e.g. 'Das Thema brennt uns auf den Nägeln.' Implies time pressure, not just difficulty.
Other verbs that go with Nägel
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