I found an old file on my computer from way back. I can't really remember what it was for, but it might make a good guessing game for this sub today. Have fun :-)

General

to talk around the hot mush um den heißen Brei reden; to beat around the bush

to give the spoon away den Löffeln abgeben; to die

to beat two flies with one flap zwei Fliegen mit einer Klappe schlagen; to kill two birds with one stone

to be the A and O of sth etwas ist das A und O; something essential, important, all-encompassing; of biblical origin "Alpha and Omega"

to throw an eye onto sth/so ein Auge auf etwas werfen; to be interested in something or someone; I am not sure but this might be used quite literally in English too

to be 0-8-15 (zero eight fifteen) etwas ist 0-8-15; to be commonplace, ordinary, nothing special; of military origin from a German-made machine gun MG 08/15 which was known to be unreliable and soldiers had to train with it for unnecessarily long hours

where the dog is buried wo der Hund begraben liegt; the…