das Ruder herumreißen

to make a drastic change of course / turn things around

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Noun

Ruder n.

Verb

herumreißen

Topic

Arbeit und Beruf

In a sentence

Der Trainer riss das Ruder herum und rettete den Verein vor dem Abstieg.

How it is used

Means 'to make a drastic change of course / turn things around' (core: reversing a bad trend). Formal register. Use in business or politics when saving a failing venture, e.g., 'Der Manager riss das Ruder herum.' Implies urgency and force.

Other verbs that go with Ruder

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• ans Ruder kommento take the helm / come to power
• aus dem Ruder laufento get out of hand / out of control
• das Ruder übernehmento take the helm / take over control

All collocations with Ruder