die Gelegenheit beim Schopf packen: to jump at the opportunity
zB: Sein Opa packte die Gelegenheit beim Schopf, zum ersten Mal eine Flugreise machen zu koennen.
auf Englisch: His grandad jumped at the opportunity of being able to travel by air for the first time.
(from a Guide to German Idioms by JP Lupson)
Friday, February 22, 2008
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