Wickel

m; -s, -

1. MED. (Umschlag) compress

2. (Spule) spool, reel; (Rolle) roll; (Lockenwickler) curler, roller

3. umg., fig.: jemanden beim oder am Wickel packen grab s.o. by the scruff of the (oder his, her) neck; am Wickel haben (jemanden) take s.o. to task; (Thema) deal with s.th. thoroughly; (Arbeit) really get down to s.th.

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Wị|ckel ['vɪkl]

m -s, -

1) (MED) compress

2) (= Rolle) reel, spool; (= Lockenwickel) roller, curler

3) (inf)

jdn am or beim Wickel packen or nehmen or kriegen/haben — to grab/have sb by the scruff of the neck; (fig) to give sb a good talking to (inf); (stärker) to have sb's guts for garters (Brit inf), to have sb for dinner (inf)

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Wi·ckel

<-s, ->

[ˈvɪkl̩]

m MED (Umschlag) compress

jdm einen bestimmten \Wickel machen MED to make sb a certain compress

▶ jdn am [o beim] \Wickel packen [o kriegen] (fam) to grab sb by the scruff of the neck fam

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der; Wickels, Wickel: compress

jemanden am od. beim Wickel haben/nehmen — (fig. ugs.) have/grab somebody by the scruff of his/her neck

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Wickel m; -s, -

1. MED (Umschlag) compress

2. (Spule) spool, reel; (Rolle) roll; (Lockenwickler) curler, roller

3. umg, fig:

jemanden beim oder

am Wickel packen grab sb by the scruff of the (oder his, her) neck;

am Wickel haben (jemanden) take sb to task; (Thema) deal with sth thoroughly; (Arbeit) really get down to sth

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der; Wickels, Wickel: compress

jemanden am od. beim Wickel haben/nehmen — (fig. ugs.) have/grab somebody by the scruff of his/her neck