jdm. die Ehre abschneiden

to deliberately ruin someone's reputation through humiliation

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Noun

Ehre f.

Verb

abschneiden

Topic

Gesellschaft und Leben

In a sentence

Die Verleumdung schneidet dem Politiker die Ehre ab.

How it is used

Means to deliberately ruin someone's reputation through humiliation. Idiomatic/formal register. Public exposure of a lie 'schneidet ihm die Ehre ab.' Implies active, malicious intent.

Other verbs that go with Ehre

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• Ehre einbringento earn or gain respect/prestige for oneself or others
• Ehre zeigento demonstrate respect through gestures or ceremonies
• jdm. Ehre erweisento pay tribute or honor someone publicly
• jds. Ehre verletzento attack someone's reputation or dignity through insults or slander
• an jds. Ehre appellierento persuade someone by invoking their integrity or pride
• jdm. (alle) Ehre machento bring honor or reflect well on someone
• jdm. keine Ehre machento bring dishonor or fail to reflect well on someone
• jdm. die Ehre nehmento publicly humiliate or discredit someone, robbing them of dignity

All collocations with Ehre

Other collocations built on abschneiden

• jdm. den Hals abschneiden (auch fig.)to cut his throat
• jdm. das Wort abschneidento cut someone off