jdm. um den Bart gehen

to fawn over someone

Türkçe: birine yaltaklanmak

Noun

Bart m.

Verb

gehen

Topic

Körper und Gesundheit

In a sentence

Der Angestellte geht seinem Chef ständig um den Bart, um befördert zu werden.

How it is used

Means 'to fawn over someone' (core: flatter to gain favor). Colloquial register. Use when an employee excessively compliments the boss. Nuance: implies insincerity and self-interest; slightly negative.

Other verbs that go with Bart

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• einen Bart tragento have a beard

All collocations with Bart

Other collocations built on gehen

• auf Abstand gehen (auch fig.)to move away/create distance
• an die Arbeit gehento start working or begin a task
• ins Auge gehento go wrong
• ins Bett gehento go to bed (to sleep)
• zu Bett gehento go to bed
• in die Berge gehento go to the mountains
• in Berufung gehento go into appeal
• in Betrieb gehento go into operation