an die große Glocke hängen

to blab a secret publicly

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Noun

Glocke f.

Verb

hängen

Topic

Kommunikation

In a sentence

Mein Kollege hängt jede Kleinigkeit sofort an die große Glocke.

How it is used

Idiom meaning 'to blab a secret publicly.' Colloquial register, used when criticizing someone for gossiping. Common mistake: learners take it literally; it's always figurative.

Other verbs that go with Glocke

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• die Glocke läutento ring the bell

All collocations with Glocke

Other collocations built on hängen

• am seidenen Faden hängento hang by a thread
• sein Herz an etw. hängento become very attached to something/someone
• in der Luft hängento be left hanging
• in den Seilen hängento be exhausted/on the verge of defeat