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sich ein Bein ausreißen

to bend over backwards

Türkçe: canını dişine takmak

Noun
das Bein n.
Verb
ausreißen
Topic
Körper und Gesundheit
Register
Colloquial register

Watch out. Nuance: implies exhausting effort, often for someone else's benefit.

In a sentence

Which form of ausreißen fills the gap?

Die alleinerziehende Mutter ____ sich ein Bein ____, um die Kinder zu versorgen.

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Die alleinerziehende Mutter reißt sich ein Bein aus, um die Kinder zu versorgen.

How it is used

Means 'to bend over backwards' (core: extreme effort). Colloquial register. Use when a team works overtime to meet a deadline. Nuance: implies exhausting effort, often for someone else's benefit.

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