jdm. die Tür einrennen

to break down someone's door

Türkçe: birinin kapısını kırmak

Noun

Tür f.

Verb

einrennen

Topic

Alltag und Redewendungen

In a sentence

Der aufgebrachte Nachbar rennt ihm fast die Tür ein.

How it is used

Literally 'break down someone's door'; figuratively means to be very pushy. Colloquial/idiomatic. Used when someone barges in demanding something, e.g., 'Er rennt mir die Tür ein wegen der Rechnung.'

Other verbs that go with Tür

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• eine offene Tür einrennento argue for something already agreed upon
• jdn. vor die Tür setzento forcibly remove someone
• vor der Tür stehento be imminent
• eine Tür offen lassento leave an option open

All collocations with Tür

Other collocations built on einrennen

• eine offene Tür einrennento argue for something already agreed upon