Vocabulary
jemandem reinen Wein einschenken
· phrase
to tell someone the plain truth, to be straight with someone
Before an honest, perhaps unwelcome confession — between friends, at work, in a difficult talk: „Ich muss dir reinen Wein einschenken.“
CEFR C1Frequency ●●●●●idiomatic
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- Präsens
- schenkt jemandem reinen Wein ein
- Präteritum
- schenkte jemandem reinen Wein ein
- Perfekt
- hat jemandem reinen Wein eingeschenkt
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jemandem reinen Wein einschenken
to tell someone the plain truth, to be straight with someone
„Ich schenk Ihnen reinen Wein ein“, sagte er schließlich.
“I'll give it to you straight,” he said at last.
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≈ Synonyms
jemandem die Wahrheit sagenoffen mit jemandem reden
Real examples
- „Ich schenk Ihnen reinen Wein ein“, sagte er schließlich.“I'll give it to you straight,” he said at last.
- Irgendwann musst du deinen Eltern reinen Wein einschenken.At some point you'll have to tell your parents the truth.
