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jdm. in die Suppe spucken

to spoil someone's plans

Türkçe: birinin planlarını bozmak

Noun
die Suppe f.
Verb
spucken
Topic
Alltag und Redewendungen

In a sentence

Which form of spucken fills the gap?

Mein Neffe ____ mir mit seiner Kritik in die Suppe.

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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.

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