den Kummer vertreiben
to dispel sadness or worry, often through distraction
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Watch out. Nuance: implies temporary relief, not solving the root cause.
In a sentence
Der Clown vertrieb den Kindern mit seinen lustigen Späßen den Kummer.
How it is used
Means to dispel sadness or worry, often through distraction. Colloquial register. Used when someone goes drinking or partying to forget problems. Nuance: implies temporary relief, not solving the root cause.
Other verbs that go with Kummer
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
- Kummer bereiten / machento cause someone grief or sadness
- Kummer habento be sad, worried, or troubled
- Kummer verursachento be the source of someone's grief
Other collocations built on vertreiben
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- vor Ehrfurcht erschauernto shudder with awe
- eine Torheit begehento commit a folly
- einen Ausdruck annehmento adopt an expression
- jdn. mit Schmutz bewerfento throw filth at someone
- eine Dummheit begehento commit a foolish act
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