jdm. die Ehre nehmen

to publicly humiliate or discredit someone, robbing them of dignity

Türkçe: birini onurundan etmek

Noun

Ehre f.

Verb

nehmen

Topic

Gesellschaft und Leben

In a sentence

Der Betrüger nimmt dem alten Mann die letzte Ehre.

How it is used

Means to publicly humiliate or discredit someone, robbing them of dignity. Formal register, used in serious contexts. A scandal 'nimmt ihm die Ehre.' Implies irreversible damage to reputation.

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. zur Ehre gereichenan action/achievement reflects positively on someone

All collocations with Ehre

Other collocations built on nehmen

• Abschied nehmen von+Dat.to bid farewell to
• seinen Abschied nehmento take one's leave
• Abstand nehmen von+Dat.to distance oneself from something
• sich in Acht nehmen vor+Dat.to be careful/watch out for a danger
• einen Anfang nehmento get under way
• etw. / jdn. in Anspruch nehmento use/claim something
• etw. in Angriff nehmento tackle/start something energetically
• Anstoß nehmen an+Dat.to take offense at something