"die Maschine ist im Eimer" is something "old" people like myself would happily say about the, well, engine of a car that broke. Maschinenschaden. broken engine.
which unless specified otherwise boils down to locomotive...
the two languages are so similar yet different. what amazed me the most was that in English speaking countries they learn beautiful English words, famose worte of sorts.
greetings from Nürnberg, Mittelfranken...