Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

viel Glas zerbricht

English translation:

acting in a clumsy fashion

Added to glossary by Kathryn McFarland
Oct 12, 2005 00:03
18 yrs ago
German term

viel Glas zerbricht

German to English Social Sciences Psychology
xxx-Leaders Modul 6 – Fallbeispiel 3



Deine LOM organisiert ein Projekt und lädt verschiedene wichtige Persönlichkeiten ein.

Dabei werden wichtige Partner vergessen, die nationalen Organe werden nicht informiert und Du möchtest reagieren. ALLE im Vorstand sind anderer Meinung und Du stehst als Coach alleine da. Du weißt aber, dass dies ein grösseres Problem auslösen wird und Deine LOM viel Glas zerbricht.

Is this a idiomatic expression?

Discussion

Francis Lee (X) Oct 13, 2005:
Local Organisation Management, perhaps?
Kathryn McFarland (asker) Oct 12, 2005:
The abbreviation of a organisation - me thinks!
Kim Metzger Oct 12, 2005:
What's a LOM?

Proposed translations

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acting in a clumsy fashion

Upsetting a few apple carts
Putting noses out of joint
Treading on a lot of toes


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Note added at 12 hrs 34 mins (2005-10-12 12:38:11 GMT)
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or:
making waves
behaving insensitively
Peer comment(s):

agree Kim Metzger
16 mins
agree Nicole Schnell : Treading on a lot of toes - perfect!!
41 mins
agree Teresa Reinhardt : w/Nicole
2 hrs
agree Ulrike Kraemer
14 hrs
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19 hrs

will look like the

the proverbial bull in the china shop.

(now that will produce a lot of shards!)
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1 day 7 hrs

ruffle a lot of feathers ...

or, depending on the context:
- cause serious damage (to relations)
- cause major disharmony
- burn a lot of bridges (probably not applicable here)
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