den Daumen hochhalten

to give a thumbs up as approval or encouragement

Türkçe: başparmak kaldırmak

Noun

Daumen m.

Verb

hochhalten

Topic

Körper und Gesundheit

In a sentence

Der Lehrer hält den Daumen hoch, als die Schülerin richtig antwortet.

How it is used

Means to give a thumbs up as approval or encouragement. Neutral/colloquial. Use when a friend shows you a photo: 'Ich halte den Daumen hoch.' Common mistake: learners may use it literally for 'good luck'—use 'Daumen drücken' instead.

Other verbs that go with Daumen

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• (am) Daumen lutschento suck his thumb
• über den Daumen peilento estimate roughly without precision
• Daumen drehento be idle or bored, doing nothing
• jdm. die Daumen drückento keep one's fingers crossed for good luck

All collocations with Daumen