Examples of using "Reißzwecken" in a sentence and their english translations:
He stuck the notice on the board with tacks.
"You must excuse me, Anne. I've got a habit of being outspoken and folks mustn't mind it." "But they can't help minding it. And I don't think it's any help that it's your habit. What would you think of a person who went about sticking pins and needles into people and saying, 'Excuse me, you mustn't mind it . . . it's just a habit I've got.'"