jdm. (alle) Ehre machen

to bring honor or reflect well on someone

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Noun

Ehre f.

Verb

machen

Topic

Gesellschaft und Leben

In a sentence

Die erfolgreiche Tochter macht ihren Eltern alle Ehre.

How it is used

Means to bring honor or reflect well on someone. Neutral/formal register. A student's success 'macht der Familie alle Ehre.' Implies positive representation, often used with 'alle' for emphasis.

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. 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
• jdm. zur Ehre gereichenan action/achievement reflects positively on someone

All collocations with Ehre

Other collocations built on machen

• sich zum Affen machento make a fool of oneself
• (s)einen Abschluss machento make a deal
• eine Andeutung machento make a hint/suggestion
• den / einen Anfang machen mit+Dat.to be the first to begin something
• jdm. ein Angebot machento propose a deal or price to someone
• Angaben machen zu+Dat.to provide details/information about something
• jdm. Ärger bereiten / machento cause trouble/annoyance for someone
• jdm. Angst machento scare/frighten someone