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an die Luft setzen

to fire/throw out

Türkçe: kapı dışarı etmek

Noun
die Luft f.
Verb
setzen
Topic
Gesellschaft und Leben
Register
Colloquial register

Watch out. Nuance: 'an die Luft' (to the air) implies expulsion, not just firing.

In a sentence

Which form of setzen fills the gap?

Der Vorstand ____ den untreuen Manager kurzerhand an die Luft.

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Der Vorstand setzt den untreuen Manager kurzerhand an die Luft.

How it is used

Idiom meaning 'to fire/throw out' (dismiss). Colloquial register. Use when a landlord evicts a tenant. Nuance: 'an die Luft' (to the air) implies expulsion, not just firing.

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