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How do you say
it costs an arm and a leg in German?

es kostet Unsummen

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don’t make a scene
mach keine Szene
I'm going to hit the hay
ich haue mich jetzt aufs Ohr
you hit the nail on the head
du hast den Nagel auf den Kopf getroffen
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