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etw. auf die leichte Schulter nehmen

to take something lightly

Türkçe: bir şeyi hafife almak

Noun
Schulter f.
Verb
nehmen
Topic
Körper und Gesundheit

In a sentence

Der Chef nahm die Kritik seiner Mitarbeiter nicht auf die leichte Schulter.

How it is used

Means 'to take something lightly' or not seriously. Idiomatic register. Use when a colleague dismisses a deadline. Common mistake: learners may confuse with 'auf die leichte Schulter nehmen' vs. 'ernst nehmen'.

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