jdm. auf der Nase herumtanzen

to walk all over someone

Türkçe: birini ezip geçmek

Noun

Nase f.

Verb

herumtanzen

Topic

Körper und Gesundheit

In a sentence

Die frechen Kinder tanzen der neuen Erzieherin auf der Nase herum.

How it is used

Means 'to walk all over someone' — taking advantage or disrespecting. Idiomatic, colloquial, used in bullying or exploitation contexts. Nuance: implies ongoing, not one-time, behavior.

Other verbs that go with Nase

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• auf die Nase fallento fall flat on one's face
• die Nase überall reinsteckento stick one's nose everywhere
• die Nase voll habento be fed up
• jdn. an der Nase herumführento lead someone around by the nose
• die Nase hoch tragento hold one's nose high

All collocations with Nase