jdm. das Wasser abgraben

to cut off someone's water supply

Türkçe: birinin suyunu kesmek

Noun

Wasser n.

Verb

abgraben

Topic

Alltag und Redewendungen

In a sentence

Mit ihrem neuen Laden gräbt sie der Konkurrenz das Wasser ab.

How it is used

Figurative: 'to cut off someone's water supply' = to undermine their livelihood or resources. Colloquial/idiomatic. Use when a competitor steals a company's main client. Nuance: implies malicious intent, not accidental.

Other verbs that go with Wasser

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• ins Wasser fallento fall into the water
• (kopfüber) ins kalte Wasser springento jump into cold water

All collocations with Wasser