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schlafende Hunde wecken

to stir up trouble that had settled

Türkçe: uyuyan yılanın kuyruğuna basmak

Noun
der Hund m.
Verb
wecken
Topic
Alltag und Redewendungen
Register
Neutral register, very common

Watch out. Note the English idiom runs the other way: 'let sleeping dogs lie' is the advice, 'schlafende Hunde wecken' is the act.

In a sentence

Which form of wecken fills the gap?

Frag ihn nicht nach dem Streit, du ____ nur schlafende Hunde.

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Frag ihn nicht nach dem Streit, du weckst nur schlafende Hunde.

How it is used

Literally 'to wake sleeping dogs'. Means raising a settled problem and starting it off again. Neutral register, very common. Use when advising someone to let a quarrel rest. Note the English idiom runs the other way: 'let sleeping dogs lie' is the advice, 'schlafende Hunde wecken' is the act.

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