jdm. den Dampf abdrehen

to cut off someone's steam

Türkçe: birinin hevesini kırmak

Noun

der Dampf m.

Verb

abdrehen

Topic

Alltag und Redewendungen

Register

Colloquial register

In a sentence

Which form of abdrehen fills the gap?

Der Chef ____ dem faulen Mitarbeiter den Dampf ____.

How it is used

Idiom meaning to cut off someone's momentum or enthusiasm. Colloquial register. Use when a manager shuts down a creative idea in a meeting. Implies deliberate discouragement; stronger than 'entmutigen'.

Other verbs that go with Dampf

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• Dampf erzeugento generate steam
• Dampf ablassento let off steam
• jdm. Dampf machento pressure or urge someone to work faster/harder

All collocations with Dampf

More from Alltag und Redewendungen

• eine Besorgung machento run an errand
• einen Bock schießento make a serious blunder
• jdm. den Vogel zeigento tap one's forehead at someone (to say they are crazy)
• jdm. ein Rezept ausstellento issue a prescription
• jdn. zur Schnecke machento chew someone out

All collocations in Alltag und Redewendungen