Words for the Next Person in Line

etwas ausbaden müssen — to have to bathe something out: to bear the consequences. Duden: of something that one has caused oneself or, more often, that someone else has caused. The phrase goes back to the 17th century and originally meant to finish the bath.

die Zuarbeit — work done for someone who then builds on it

jemandem hinterherräumen — to tidy up after someone

Das ist hier kein Wunschkonzert. — This is not a request concert. You do not get to choose only the tasks you like.

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