6 deutsche Phrasen mit ‘stehen’, die Muttersprachler ständig benutzen

Today's video is about phrases using the verb "stand " For example being at the center of attention being stuck or being on edge We'll explain exactly what that means right now We hope you enjoy watching Before we begin the first expression there's as always a free PDF available with all the expressions and example sentences you can download for zero euros Just check below in the video description Okay our first expression is "under current " Being under pressure means someone is extremely nervous likely experiencing a lot of stress and in any case intensely tense The entire body feels electrified as if charged with high voltage Yes for example right before a big exam You have an important test a driver's license exam or whatever it may be And you notice I can't fall asleep I'm completely wired I'm wired Or if you're setting off on a major journey the next day you'd say I can't just sit here quietly I'm completely electrified I need to do something right now Being electrified The next expression is "to be at the center of attention " To be at the center of attention People can be the focus but so can objects and this simply means that someone or something is of interest to everyone present at someone gets full attention so to speak I just spontaneously thought of a wedding when the couple the bride and groom are at the center of attention and naturally command everyone's focus and it's as if everything just revolves around her Or maybe you know people like that who love being the center of attention like at a party or something There's always that one person who knows everyone tells countless jokes keeps everyone entertained and ends up being the center of attention Next up is "auf dem Schlauch stehen " To be on the hose You probably know a hose from home If you have a garden you have a garden hose That way you can water the plants And if someone steps on the hose He just doesn't grasp something that should be obvious It's like a mental block you get stuck in It should be completely clear by now but suddenly you shut down and don't even understand what's actually going on Then you're at a loss Yes exactly For instance if I asked you right now Laura what's your neighbor's name You actually know perfectly well what his name is but right now it just won't come to mind Then you say Hold on a second I'm completely drawing a blank right now I just can't think of it even though you actually already know The next expression is to stand by one's word With the dative case thus standing by one's my her and so on word And that means a person simply stays true to themselves or keeps their promise meaning you actually follow through on what you've boldly proclaimed Exactly Perhaps someone for example has promised help with a move So you want to move and of course you need assistance And a friend said he'd help you but in reality he's not really keen on it—he might be under a lot of stress himself But then he still says oh no come on I stand by my word I do what I said I would do what I promised—I keep my word That’s how he stands by his promise Then we come to the expression "on the brink " On the brink And that basically means something is at risk or uncertain Imagine something that's almost falling off the table—just barely hanging on Something is hanging in the balance and risks failing—or simply not succeeding For instance I'm thinking of a football match That the team's victory was hanging in the balance It wasn't entirely clear until the very end whether they would win or not Maybe it was a draw or something like that So the victory was hanging in the balance Or maybe it's your birthday and you're throwing a party But you realize just before that you're getting sick Then you can also say oh no my birthday party is hanging in the balance It might not happen for example because I could fall ill And our final expression is standing side by side Attention once again the dative case here For example I stand next to myself So standing next to oneself And that actually means you're not really present in the moment at all Just a slight sense of observing yourself from outside And you can't focus at all right now Why Well of course there are various reasons For instance due to lack of sleep or because you're in shock If something terrible happens you'll say I'm completely out of my mind I honestly don't know what to do right now Since you mentioned sleep deprivation just now I thought of an example from my everyday life as a mom And all moms and dads will surely understand me when you haven't slept much And then you wake up early in the morning and think okay wait a minute—what day is today What day is today Who am I That's a classic example of when you're completely lost and don't know what's going on I need to get myself sorted out first because I haven't even arrived yet Those were the six phrases with standing As mentioned feel free to check the video description There you'll find the link to the document And yes 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