| Subject | German | English |
| gen. | die hat ganz schön was in/unter der Bluse! | she's got a nice pair of boobs! |
| f.trade. | Die Regeln legen fest, was bei der Einfuhr von Waren in die Gemeinschaft zu tun ist | The rules set out what to do when you bring goods into the Community |
| inf. | Erstaunlich, was alles in deinem Köpfchen steckt. | It's amazing the items of information you store away. |
| gen. | ganz schön/ordentlich/... was in/unter der Bluse haben | be well endowed (ugs.: große Brüste haben) |
| gen. | ganz schön/ordentlich/... was in/unter der Bluse haben | be well stacked (ugs.: große Brüste haben) |
| gen. | Ich weiß nicht, was in mich gefahren ist. | I don't know what came over me. |
| quot.aph. | In dir muss brennen, was du in anderen entzünden willst | What you wish to kindle in others must burn within yourself. (Augustinus von Hippo zugeschrieben Andrey Truhachev) |
| quot.aph. | In dir muss brennen, was du in anderen entzünden willst | What you wish to kindle in others must burn within yourself. (Andrey Truhachev) |
| inf. | ordentlich was in der Hose haben hum. | to be well hung hum., man |
| inf. | ordentlich was in der Hose haben hum. | to be well endowed hum., man |
| slang, inf. | Sie haben ihm was in den Drink getan. | They slipped him a Mickey Finn. |
| gen. | Unter schwierigen Umständen zeigt man, was in einem steckt | One shows what he is made of under difficult conditions |
| busin. | was auch immer in den Regeln vorgesehen ist | anything provided in the rules |
| gen. | Was geht in ihm vor? | What makes him tick? |
| gen. | was in aller Welt | whatever |
| gen. | ... was in Gottes Namen... | ... what for Heaven's sake... |
| gen. | Was ist bloß in ihn gefahren? | What has got into him? |
| gen. | Was ist bloß in sie gefahren? | What's got into her? |
| gen. | Was ist in dich gefahren? | What's gotten into you? |
| brit. | Was ist in dich gefahren? | What's got into you? |
| gen. | Was ist in dich gefahren? | What possessed you? |
| gen. | Was ist in ihn gefahren? | What has got into him? (Andrey Truhachev) |
| gen. | Was ist los in Berlin? | What's on in Berlin? |
| gen. | Was man nicht im Kopf hat, hat man in den Beinen | Those who can't use their head must use their back |