den Tag ruinieren

to ruin the day

Türkçe: günü zehir etmek

Noun

Tag m.

Verb

ruinieren

Topic

Zeit und Ablauf

In a sentence

Der Stau auf der Autobahn ruiniert mir den ganzen Tag.

How it is used

Means 'to ruin the day' – spoiling the entire day's mood or plans. Colloquial/idiomatic. Used when something goes wrong, e.g., 'Der Stau hat mir den ganzen Tag ruiniert.' Nuance: emotional, often exaggerated.

Other verbs that go with Tag

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• den Tag beginnento begin the day
• einen Tag festlegento set a day
• den Tag rettento save the day
• an den Tag kommento come to light
• etw. an den Tag bringento bring something to light

All collocations with Tag

Other collocations built on ruinieren

• den guten Ruf ruinierento ruin the good reputation