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Auf dem Schlauch stehen
In German
Auf dem Schlauch stehen
Ouf dem SHLOUKH SHTAY-en
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📖 Literal Translation
To stand on the hose
💡 Meaning
To not understand something, to be slow on the uptake, or to have a mental block.
🌍 Equivalent:"To be stumped / to have a mental block"
📜 Origin:This idiom likely refers to a garden hose: if you're standing on it, the water (information, understanding) can't flow. It symbolizes a blockage in one's thought process.
Example Sentences
1
Ich stehe gerade total auf dem Schlauch, kannst du das noch mal erklären?
I'm completely stumped right now, can you explain that again?
2
Manchmal stehe ich einfach auf dem Schlauch und verstehe die einfachsten Dinge nicht.
Sometimes I just have a mental block and don't understand the simplest things.