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