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sich ein Bein ausreißen

to bend over backwards

Türkçe: takla atmak

Noun
Bein n.
Verb
ausreißen
Topic
Körper und Gesundheit

In a sentence

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.

Other verbs that go with Bein

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