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Die Haare raufen
In German
Die Haare raufen
Dee HAA-re ROU-fen
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📖 Literal Translation
To tear one's hair
💡 Meaning
To be in despair, extremely frustrated, or desperate.
🌍 Equivalent:"To tear one's hair out"
📜 Origin:This idiom is a vivid image of extreme distress, where a person is so distraught that they physically pull at their hair.
Example Sentences
1
Vor lauter Verzweiflung über die Situation hätte er sich am liebsten die Haare gerauft.
Out of sheer despair over the situation, he would have liked to tear his hair out.
2
Wenn ich daran denke, was noch alles zu tun ist, möchte ich mir die Haare raufen.
When I think about all that still needs to be done, I want to tear my hair out.