sich etwas unter den Nagel reißen
German
Etymology
Literally: "to pull oneself something under one's nail"
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [zɪç ˈɛtvas ˈʊntɐ deːn ˈnaːɡl̩ ˈʀaɪ̯sn̩̩]
Verb
sich etwas unter den Nagel reißen
- (idiomatic, colloquial) to take something that one doesn't own