die Zunge lösen

to make someone talk freely, often via alcohol or relaxed atmosphere

Türkçe: birinin dilini çözmek

Noun

Zunge f.

Verb

lösen

Topic

Körper und Gesundheit

In a sentence

Ein Glas Wein kann bei einem Gespräch die Zunge lösen.

How it is used

Means to make someone talk freely, often via alcohol or relaxed atmosphere. Colloquial/idiomatic. Use when someone becomes chatty after drinking, e.g. 'Der Wein löste ihm die Zunge.' Common mistake: using literally for physical loosening.

Other verbs that go with Zunge

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• die Zunge herausstrecken / zeigento stick out his tongue
• sich auf die Zunge beißento bite its tongue
• die Zunge hütento be careful with one's words to avoid offense or revealing secrets
• sich die Zunge verbrennento burn one's tongue
• auf der Zunge liegento be on the tip of his tongue

All collocations with Zunge

Other collocations built on lösen

• eine Gleichung lösento solve an equation
• ein Rätsel lösento solve a riddle