ein Komplott schmieden
to secretly plan something harmful or illegal
Türkçe: gizlice komplo kurmak
In a sentence
Die beiden Spione schmiedeten ein gefährliches Komplott gegen den Geheimdienstchef.
How it is used
Means to secretly plan something harmful or illegal. Formal/dramatic register. Used in news about political conspiracies or crime plots. Common mistake: using it for harmless planning—it implies malicious intent.
Other collocations built on schmieden
- ein Bündnis schmiedento actively and strategically forge an alliance, emphasizing effort
- einen Plan schmiedento forge a plan
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