ein+bro|cken
vt sep →
to crumble (→
in +acc →
into);
jdm/sich etwas einbrocken (inf) →
to land sb/oneself in it (inf) →
or in the soup (inf);
da hast du dir etwas Schönes eingebrockt! (inf) →
you’ve really let yourself in for it there;
was man sich eingebrockt hat, das muss man auch auslöffeln (prov) →
you’ve made your bed, now you must lie on (Brit) →
or in it (prov)
? Suppe Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
| jdm. etw. einbrocken [ugs.] | → | to get sb. in sth. [trouble, difficulties, etc.] |
| sich etw. einbrocken [ugs.] | → | to get into some trouble |
| jdm. etwas einbrocken [ugs.] | → | to get sb. into trouble |