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in den falschen Hals kriegen

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Literally, to get something in the wrong throat.

Verb

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in den falschen Hals kriegen (weak, third-person singular present kriegt in den falschen Hals, past tense kriegte in den falschen Hals, past participle in den falschen Hals gekriegt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to get something down the wrong pipe
    Synonym: sich verschlucken an
  2. (transitive, figurative) to take something wrong, to misinterpret something (e.g. a benign remark as a slight)
    Synonym: falsch verstehen

Conjugation

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