jdm. den Kopf waschen

to give someone a scolding/reprimand

Türkçe: birini azarlamak

Noun

der Kopf m.

Verb

waschen

Topic

Körper und Gesundheit

Watch out. Nuance: implies harsh, emotional criticism, not a formal warning.

In a sentence

Which form of waschen fills the gap?

Die Mutter ____ ihrem Sohn wegen der Lüge den Kopf.

How it is used

Means 'to give someone a scolding/reprimand,' literally 'wash their head.' Colloquial/idiomatic register. Use when a parent angrily scolds a child for lying. Nuance: implies harsh, emotional criticism, not a formal warning.

Other verbs that go with Kopf

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• alles auf den Kopf stellento turn everything upside down
• den Kopf einziehento withdraw/retreat
• den Kopf hinhaltento take the blame/responsibility
• den Kopf riskierento risk one's head/life/career
• den Kopf verlierento lose one's head
• kühlen Kopf bewahrento keep a cool head
• jds. Kopf fordernto demand someone's head
• jds. Kopf rettento save someone from being fired or disgraced

All collocations with Kopf

Other collocations built on waschen

• Wäsche waschento do the laundry
• schmutzige Wäsche waschento air one's dirty laundry in public

More from Körper und Gesundheit

• sich einer Behandlung unterziehento undergo a treatment
• (schwer) im Magen liegento weigh heavily on one's mind
• am Herzen liegento be close to one's heart
• auf der Hand liegento be obvious
• außer Kraft setzento suspend/repeal

All collocations in Körper und Gesundheit