jdm. hinters Licht führen

to deceive or trick someone

Türkçe: birini kandırmak

Noun

Licht n.

Verb

führen

Topic

Alltag und Redewendungen

In a sentence

Der Betrüger führte die ahnungslose Rentnerin hinters Licht.

How it is used

Means 'to deceive or trick someone' – deliberate misleading. Colloquial/idiomatic. Use when a con artist tricks an elderly person into signing a contract. Common mistake: learners confuse it with 'führen' (to lead) literally.

Other verbs that go with Licht

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• jdm. ein Licht aufgehena light dawns on someone
• ans Licht kommento come to light
• etw. ans Licht bringento bring something to light

All collocations with Licht

Other collocations built on führen

• zu (einer) Abhängigkeit führento lead to dependency
• ein Amt führento hold/conduct an office
• Aufsicht führento supervise
• sich etw. vor Augen führento visualize something clearly
• Beschwerde führento file a formal complaint
• den / einen Beweis führento provide proof/offer evidence
• Buch führento keep accounts/books
• eine Debatte führento conduct or hold a debate