straw

straw
[strɔ:, Am esp strɑ:] n
1) no pl (crop, fodder) Stroh nt;
bale of \straw Strohballen m
2) (single dried stem) Strohhalm m;
to chew a \straw auf einem Strohhalm kauen;
to draw \straws losen, Streichhölzchen ziehen
3) (drinking tube) Strohhalm m, Trinkhalm m
4) (fam: worthless thing) Belanglosigkeit f;
sb doesn't care a \straw [or two \straws] , what ... jdm ist völlig schnuppe, was ... (fam)
5) (fam: straw hat) Strohhut m
PHRASES:
to make bricks without \straw auf Sand bauen;
to be the \straw that breaks the camel's back ('s back) der Tropfen sein, der das Fass zum Überlaufen bringt (prov)
to have \straws in one's hair (esp Brit) übergeschnappt sein (fam)
a \straw in the wind ein Vorzeichen nt;
to be the final [or last] \straw das Fass zum Überlaufen bringen;
to draw the short \straw den Kürzeren ziehen;
to catch [or clutch] [or grab] at \straws nach jedem Strohhalm greifen n
modifier (bale, hat, mat, roof) Stroh-;
\straw basket geflochtener Korb;
\straw boater steifer Strohhut

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