A2Informal
Jemandem die Haare vom Kopf fressen
In German
Jemandem die Haare vom Kopf fressen
ˈjeːmandəm diː ˈhaːʁə fɔm kɔpf ˈfʁɛsn̩
🇬🇧 English
🇪🇸 Español
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📖 Literal Translation
To eat the hair from someone's head
💡 Meaning
To eat someone out of house and home; to be a financial burden
🌍 Equivalent:"To eat someone out of house and home"
Example Sentences
1
Die Kinder fressen mir noch die Haare vom Kopf mit ihrem ständigen Hunger.
The children are eating me out of house and home with their constant hunger.
2
Die hohen Betriebskosten fressen uns die Haare vom Kopf.
The high operating costs are eating us out of house and home.