die Krätze kriegen

German

Etymology

Literally, “to get scabies”.

Verb

die Krätze kriegen (weak, third-person singular present kriegt die Krätze, past tense kriegte die Krätze, past participle die Krätze gekriegt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) to find something loathsome (highly offensive or uncomfortable)
    Da krieg ich die Krätze, wenn ich sowas seh!
    I really can’t bear witnessing something like that!
    (literally, “I’m getting scabies when I see such a thing!”)
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