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AinOhdMilvado
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moi aussi…

You wrote –

“Hak (mir) nisht in tchainik.

Literal translation: Don’t bang in the kettle

Figurative: Gimme a break!”

Your literal translation is right, but the figurative translation is, more accurately, “Don’t bother me” or “Don’t drive me crazy”.

BTW – MY personal favorite is “Azoi”. Not sure how I would translate that.