jemandem ist eine Laus über die Leber gelaufen

German

Etymology

Literally, “a louse has walked over someone's liver”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈjeːmandəm ɪst ˈaɪ̯nə laʊ̯s ˈyːbɐ diː ˈleːbɐ ɡəˈlaʊ̯fn̩]
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Phrase

jemandem ist eine Laus über die Leber gelaufen

  1. (idiomatic) something has bitten him, something is eating him/something is eating at him (slightly different meaning; irritation without a specific cause: someone has gotten out of bed on the wrong side)
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