in die Pfanne hauen

German

Etymology

Literally, to throw into the pan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɪn di ˈ(p)fanə ˌhaʊ̯ən/

Verb

in die Pfanne hauen (mixed, third-person singular present haut in die Pfanne, past tense haute in die Pfanne, past participle in die Pfanne gehauen, auxiliary haben)

  1. (idiomatic, informal, transitive) to criticize or deride (someone) harshly, especially in a disloyal manner; to slam, to throw under the bus
    Ich will meine Kollegen nicht in die Pfanne hauen, aber ich muss doch festhalten, dass ich von Anfang an dagegen war.
    I don't want to throw my colleagues under the bus, but I do have to put on record that I was against it from the start.

Conjugation

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