Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

am gleichen Strick ziehen

English translation:

act in concert / pull together

Added to glossary by Annika Neudecker
Nov 27, 2004 18:03
19 yrs ago
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German term

im gleichen Strick ziehen

Non-PRO German to English Bus/Financial Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
From an employee survey:

Bessere Kommunikation. Härteres Eingreifen bei Mitarbeitern.(Die nicht im gleichen Strick ziehen)

Proposed translations

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act in concert / pull together

should be "*am* gleichen Strick ziehen"

Actually, "am gleichen *Strang* ziehen" is much more common.

:-)
Peer comment(s):

agree Kim Metzger : Good suggestions.
4 mins
Thanks, Kim :-)
agree Kathinka van de Griendt : very much so!
5 mins
Thanks, Kathinka :-)
agree Dr.G.MD (X)
18 mins
agree jerrie : pull together / join forces ...
20 mins
agree Herbert2
28 mins
agree Dipl.-Ing. Robert Bach (X) : Benjamin Franklin put it so well: "Gentlemen, we must now all hang together, or we shall most assuredly all hang separately."
16 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Vielen Dank!!"
3 mins

... who deviate from the (given) line

and in German I know it as @AM gleichen Stricke ziehen@
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31 mins

can work as a team

.. another option.

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Note added at 35 mins (2004-11-27 18:38:52 GMT) Post-grading
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Peer comment(s):

agree trautlady : I think this one fits the best.
39 mins
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