jdm. den Hals retten

to save someone's neck

Türkçe: birinin kellesini kurtarmak

Noun

Hals m.

Verb

retten

Topic

Körper und Gesundheit

In a sentence

Die Anwältin rettet ihrem Mandanten mit einem Trick den Hals.

How it is used

Idiom meaning 'to save someone's neck.' Colloquial register, used when rescuing someone from trouble. Common mistake: literal translation; it's idiomatic like English.

Other verbs that go with Hals

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• den Hals reckento crane one's neck
• jdm. den Hals abschneiden (auch fig.)to cut his throat
• jdm. den Hals umdrehen (auch fig.)to destroy/ruin someone
• 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 retten

• jds. Kopf rettento save someone from being fired or disgraced
• den Tag rettento save the day
• jdn. / etw. vor dem Untergang rettento save someone/something from ruin/destruction