===== Idioms 06 ===== ^# ^Idiom ^Beispiel ^Translation ^Bemerkungen ^ |21. | **to bark up the wrong tree** | I barked up the wrong tree when I applied to such good colleges with my average grades. | auf dem Holzweg sein | ... | |22. | **beat around the bush** | Don't beat around the bush—just tell me the truth. | um den heissen Brei herumreden | ... | |23. | **by the book** | If you're looking for a teacher to approve an exception, don't go to Mrs. Flecther — she does everything by the book. | genau nach Vorschrift | ... | |24. | **the ball is in your court** | Well, they invited you, so the ball is in your court now. Do you want to go out with them or not? | du bist dran, du bist am Ball | ... | ---- [[https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/|{{https://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-sa/4.0/88x31.png}}]] Volkan Demir