den Vogel abschießen

to take the cake

Türkçe: tuzu biberi olmak

Noun

Vogel m.

Verb

abschießen

Topic

Alltag und Redewendungen

In a sentence

Mit ihrem ausgefallenen Kostüm schießt die Sängerin den Vogel ab.

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 give the finger

All collocations with Vogel