durch den Wind sein
to be disoriented or flustered
Türkçe: şaşkına dönmek
In a sentence
Er ist nach der langen Reise völlig durch den Wind.
How it is used
Colloquial. Means 'to be disoriented or flustered' – mentally scattered from stress. Use after a chaotic day or bad news. Common mistake: learners confuse it with 'verwirrt' (confused); this implies emotional overwhelm.
Other verbs that go with Wind
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
Other collocations built on sein
- an der richtigen / falschen Adresse seinto be at the right/wrong place
- in Arbeit seinto be employed
- außer Atem seinto be out of breath
- im Anmarsch seinto be on the way/approaching
- der Auffassung seinto be of the opinion that
- in Aufregung seinto be in a state of excitement
- in Bearbeitung seinto be in processing
- in Aufruhr seinto be in turmoil
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