Idiom

Auf den Keks gehen

Literal: to walk on the cookie = Actual: to annoy someone

In colloquial German, the word 'Keks' (cookie) is sometimes used as a slang term for the head. By walking on someone's cookie, you are trampling on their nerves.

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Auf den Keks gehen

Auf den Keks gehen

Literal: to walk on the cookie = Actual: to annoy someone

In colloquial German, the word 'Keks' (cookie) is sometimes used as a slang term for the head. By walking on someone's cookie, you are trampling on their nerves.

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