die Fliege machen

to make oneself scarce

Türkçe: ortadan kaybolmak

Noun

die Fliege f.

Verb

machen

Topic

Alltag und Redewendungen

Register

Colloquial register, used to avoid trouble

Watch out. Common mistake: taking 'Fliege' literally (fly).

In a sentence

Which form of machen fills the gap?

Als die Polizei kam, ____ der Einbrecher schnell die Fliege.

How it is used

Colloquial idiom meaning 'to make oneself scarce' or leave quickly. Colloquial register, used to avoid trouble. A German speaker might say this when sneaking out of a boring party. Common mistake: taking 'Fliege' literally (fly).

Other verbs that go with Fliege

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• keiner Fliege etw. zuleide tun (können)one wouldn't hurt a fly

All collocations with Fliege

Other collocations built on machen

• sich zum Affen machento make a fool of oneself
• (s)einen Abschluss machento make a deal
• eine Andeutung machento make a hint/suggestion
• den / einen Anfang machen mit+Dat.to be the first to begin something
• jdm. ein Angebot machento propose a deal or price to someone
• Angaben machen zu+Dat.to provide details/information about something
• jdm. Ärger bereiten / machento cause trouble/annoyance for someone
• jdm. Angst machento scare/frighten someone

All 116 collocations built on machen

More from Alltag und Redewendungen

• eine Wette eingehento enter into a bet
• der Sache (Dat.) keinen Abbruch tundoes not detract from the matter
• jdm. guten Appetit wünschento wish sb. a good meal
• aufs Spiel setzento risk/put at stake
• jdn. ins Bockshorn jagento intimidate or frighten someone

All collocations in Alltag und Redewendungen