etw. übers Knie brechen

to rush/hurry something

Türkçe: bir şeyi acele ettirmek

Noun

Knie n.

Verb

brechen

Topic

Körper und Gesundheit

In a sentence

Der Manager bricht die wichtige Entscheidung übers Knie.

How it is used

Means 'to rush/hurry something,' making a hasty decision without proper thought. Idiomatic, neutral register. Use in a project meeting when criticizing a rushed deadline. Common mistake: learners take it literally (breaking over a knee).

Other verbs that go with Knie

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• sich das Knie stoßento bump one's knee
• sich das Knie verdrehento twist one's knee
• sich das Knie aufschürfento scrape one's knee
• jdn. in die Knie zwingento force someone to their knees
• jdn. übers Knie legento put someone over one's knee
• auf die Knie fallento fall to one's knees

All collocations with Knie

Other collocations built on brechen

• sich Bahn brechento force one's way through
• einen Eid brechento violate or break a solemn promise
• die Ehe brechento commit adultery, breaking marriage vows
• das Eis brechento break the ice
• sich den Fuß brechento break one's foot
• das Gesetz brechento break the law
• jdm. das Herz brechento break someone's heart
• (sich) die Knochen brechento break her bones