jdm. in den Rücken fallen
to stab someone in the back
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In a sentence
Sein bester Freund fiel ihm kurz vor der Wahl in den Rücken.
How it is used
Colloquial/idiomatic. Means 'to stab someone in the back' (betray). Use in trust contexts: 'Mein Partner ist mir in den Rücken gefallen.' Implies treachery from a trusted person.
Other verbs that go with Rücken
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
- auf dem Rücken liegento lie on one's back
- jdm. den Rücken zudrehen (auch fig.)to turn one's back on someone
- jdn. den Rücken stärkento support someone
- jdm. den Rücken freihaltento cover for someone
Other collocations built on fallen
- auf fruchtbaren Boden fallenan idea or effort is well-received and likely to succeed
- jdm. in die Hände fallento fall into someone's hands
- auf die Knie fallento fall to one's knees
- ins Koma fallenthe transition into a comatose state
- jdm. zur Last fallento be a burden to someone
- auf die Nase fallento fall flat on one's face
- zum Opfer fallento become a victim of something negative
- in Ohnmacht fallento fall into a faint
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