Suggested Germanisms

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as "neat" as a pig

Your bedroom is one big Schweinerei.

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A "Napfsülze" (lit. translation.: bowl head cheese / bowl brawn) could be used to describe a dumb or stupid person in a funny way.

==> eng: jackass, idiot, fool, chump

George Walker Bush is a Napfsülze!

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[colloquialism]
A "Scheißerle" [plur.: Scheißerle] is a word for "baby" in german speaking regions.
It is used with the adjective "little" [klein] there.

Instead of the word "Scheißerle" you can use the word "Hosenscheißer" [plur.: Hosenscheißer] (pants shitter) too. But remember to use the adjective "little" too.

Of course: Do not blame them for shitting! :-)

Look at her baby!. He's a real cute little Scheißerle.

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If something was überfällig, it means it was more than high time that it happened. Like everybpdy has been waiting for it, everybody was asking why it hasn't happened a long time ago.

It was überfällig that a black man became president of the US of A.

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wunderkind: an extremely gifted child in a particular field, diplaying amazing skill or processing ability, ex.: mozart.

Amadeus Mozart was a well known wunderkind.

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