eine Chance wittern

to sense or sniff out an opportunity

Türkçe: fırsatın kokusunu almak

Noun

Chance f.

Verb

wittern

Topic

Alltag und Redewendungen

In a sentence

Der Investor wittert eine Chance auf dem Immobilienmarkt.

How it is used

Means to sense or sniff out an opportunity. Colloquial/idiomatic. Use in business: 'Er wittert eine Chance auf dem Markt.' Nuance: implies alertness and opportunism.

Other verbs that go with Chance

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• jdm. eine Chance gebento give someone an opportunity
• jdm. keine Chance lassento leave someone no opportunity, often due to superiority
• eine Chance vergeben / verpassento miss or waste an opportunity

All collocations with Chance