abkratzen
Meaning
- (transitive, weak) to scrape, to scratch something off of something
- (intransitive, vulgar, weak) to kick the bucket, to snuff it, to croak (to die)
- (dated, intransitive, vulgar, weak) to leave, to scram
Concepts
cash in one’s chips
go to meet ones maker
cease to be
give-up the ghost
scrape the dirt off
be pooped
be exhausted
deprive of
Synonyms
dahinscheiden
den Arsch zukneifen
das Zeitliche segnen
über die Klinge springen
die Augen für immer schließen
hinscheiden
sein Leben aushauchen
in die ewigen Jagdgründe eingehen
hops gehen
elendig sterben
hopsgehen
abschrammen
brüchig werden
elendig verrecken
Arsch zukneifen
Löffel abgeben
beiseite schieben
Translations
calancher passer l’arme à gauche s’éteindre claboterFrequency
Etymology
From Middle High German abekratzen. Equivalent to ab- + kratzen. Compare Dutch opkrassen.
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