jdm. den Hals abschneiden (auch fig.)

to cut his throat

Türkçe: boğazını kesmek

Noun

Hals m.

Verb

abschneiden

Topic

Körper und Gesundheit

In a sentence

Der Messerstecher drohte dem Opfer, ihm den Hals abzuschneiden.

How it is used

Can mean literal 'cut throat' or figurative 'ruin someone.' Neutral register, used in crime contexts or business competition. Common mistake: using figuratively without context; clarify with 'fig.'

Other verbs that go with Hals

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• den Hals reckento crane one's neck
• jdm. den Hals umdrehen (auch fig.)to destroy/ruin someone
• jdm. den Hals rettento save someone's neck
• einen langen Hals machento crane one's neck
• einen dicken Hals habento be furious
• zum Hals heraushängento be sick to death of something

All collocations with Hals

Other collocations built on abschneiden

• jdm. die Ehre abschneidento deliberately ruin someone's reputation through humiliation
• jdm. das Wort abschneidento cut someone off