den Vogel abschießen

to take the cake

Türkçe: herkesi geride bırakmak

Noun

der Vogel m.

Verb

abschießen

Topic

Alltag und Redewendungen

In a sentence

Which form of abschießen fills the gap?

Mit ihrem ausgefallenen Kostüm ____ die Sängerin den Vogel ____.

How it is used

Colloquial idiom meaning 'to take the cake'—core is surpassing others in extremity. Use when someone tells the most outrageous story at a party. Often negative (absurdity), but can be positive (best performance).

Other verbs that go with Vogel

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• einen Vogel habento have a screw loose
• jdm. den Vogel zeigento tap one's forehead at someone (to say they are crazy)

All collocations with Vogel

More from Alltag und Redewendungen

• den Bogen überspannento go too far or overstep boundaries
• Umstände bereiten / machento create difficulties or inconvenience for others
• die Latte höher legento raise the bar
• die Folgen bedenkento consider the consequences
• jdn. vor die Tür setzento forcibly remove someone

All collocations in Alltag und Redewendungen