jdm. den Hals retten

to save someone's neck

Türkçe: birinin kellesini kurtarmak

Noun

der Hals m.

Verb

retten

Topic

Körper und Gesundheit

Watch out. Common mistake: literal translation; it's idiomatic like English.

In a sentence

Which form of retten fills the gap?

Die Anwältin ____ 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

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• Daumen drehento be idle or bored, doing nothing
• ins Auge fallen / springento catch the eye
• den Blutdruck messento take someone's blood pressure
• auf die Ernährung achtento watch one's diet
• auf dem Bauch landento land on one's stomach

All collocations in Körper und Gesundheit