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Scherbe Scherbe  f , -, -n fragment, (broken) piece 
(=Glasscherbe/Porzellanscherbe/Keramikscherbe) broken piece of glass/china/pottery, (Archeol) shard, potsherd 
etw in Scherben schlagen  to shatter sth 
in Scherben gehen  to break, to shatter  (fig) to fall  or  go to pieces 
Scherben machen  to break something  (fig) to put one's foot in it 
die Scherben zusammenkehren  to sweep up the (broken) pieces  (fig) to pick up the pieces 
es hat Scherben gegeben   (fig) there was lots of trouble, (bei Streit)  sparks flew 
die Scherben unseres Glücks  the shattered remains of our happiness 
Scherben bringen Glück   (Prov)  broken crockery brings you luck 



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