eine Flasche sein
to be a loser
Türkçe: beceriksizin teki olmak
Watch out. Caution: very informal and can be offensive.
In a sentence
Nach dem dritten verlorenen Spiel nannten ihn alle eine Flasche.
How it is used
Colloquial insult meaning 'to be a loser' or incompetent. Colloquial register, used informally among friends. A German speaker might say this in frustration after a mistake. Caution: very informal and can be offensive.
Other verbs that go with Flasche
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
All 98 collocations built on sein
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- in den Himmel kommento enter heaven after death
- an die Decke gehento hit the roof
- jdn. wie einen Hund behandelnto treat someone like a dog
- jdn. hinters Licht führento deceive or trick someone
- einen Rekord aufstellento set a record
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