jdm. in die Suppe spucken

to spoil someone's plans

Türkçe: birinin planlarını bozmak

Noun

Suppe f.

Verb

spucken

Topic

Alltag und Redewendungen

In a sentence

Mein Neffe spuckt mir mit seiner Kritik in die Suppe.

How it is used

Means 'to spoil someone's plans' (lit. spit in soup). Colloquial/idiomatic, stronger than 'versalzen.' Used when someone deliberately interferes, e.g., 'Sie spuckt ihm in die Suppe.' Implies malicious intent.

Other verbs that go with Suppe

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• die Suppe auslöffelnto face the music
• jdm. die Suppe versalzento spoil someone's plans

All collocations with Suppe