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Luck, nerves and putting things off

Idiom Literally Meaning
Schwein haben to have a pig to be lucky
jemandem die Daumen drücken to press your thumbs for someone to keep your fingers crossed
jemandem auf den Keks gehen to walk on someone's biscuit to get on someone's nerves
aus einer Mücke einen Elefanten machen to make an elephant out of a midge to make a mountain out of a molehill
etwas auf die lange Bank schieben to push something onto the long bench to put something off

Two of them need a dative for the person:

  • Ich drücke dir die Daumen! — I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!
  • Du gehst mir auf den Keks! — You're getting on my nerves!