A1 Idiom Informal

Mit jemandem ein Hühnchen rupfen

Pluck a chicken with someone

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Meaning

To have a bone to pick with someone, to settle a score.

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Cultural Background

Germans often use this to signal that they are ready to move past a conflict by addressing it directly. The phrase is used similarly, but sometimes with a slightly more sarcastic tone.

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Tone matters

Say it with a smile to keep it friendly, or seriously to show you are upset.

Meaning

To have a bone to pick with someone, to settle a score.

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Tone matters

Say it with a smile to keep it friendly, or seriously to show you are upset.

Test Yourself

Complete the idiom.

Ich habe noch ein Hühnchen mit dir zu ____.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: rupfen

The idiom is 'ein Hühnchen rupfen'.

🎉 Score: /1

Visual Learning Aids

Practice Bank

1 exercises
Complete the idiom. Fill Blank A1

Ich habe noch ein Hühnchen mit dir zu ____.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: rupfen

The idiom is 'ein Hühnchen rupfen'.

🎉 Score: /1

Frequently Asked Questions

1 questions

It can be, depending on your tone. Use it with friends.

Related Phrases

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Tacheles reden

similar

To speak plainly.

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