etw. in den Sand setzen
to ruin something
Türkçe: bir şeyi mahvetmek
In a sentence
Der verschwenderische Erbe setzte das gesamte Familienvermögen innerhalb weniger Jahre in den Sand.
How it is used
Colloquial/idiomatic. Means 'to ruin something' through carelessness. Use when someone botches an opportunity. Nuance: informal; avoid in formal writing.
Other verbs that go with Sand
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
Other collocations built on setzen
- einen Akzent setzento set an accent
- sich in Bewegung setzento start moving/get going
- in Betrieb setzento start something up
- in Beziehung setzen zu+Dat.to relate something to something
- jdn. unter Druck setzento put someone under pressure, usually to speed up or decide
- jdm. einen Floh ins Ohr setzento put an idea into someone's head
- eine Frist setzento set a deadline
- auf freien Fuß setzento release someone from custody
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