Terms for subject American

English	German
as of shortly	bis vor kurzem
be as thick as a board	vor Dummheit brüllen
go as red as a beet	rot werden wie eine Tomate
Then the auto had to go and break down as well.	Da musste auch noch das Auto kaputtgehen.
to be as thick as a board	vor Dummheit brüllen
to be slow as molasses running uphill in the wintertime	langsam wie eine Schnecke sein
turn as red as a beet	rot werden wie eine Tomate