jdn. aus dem Sattel werfen / heben

to unseat someone

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Noun

Sattel m.

Verb

heben

Topic

Alltag und Redewendungen

In a sentence

Die junge Herausforderin warf den amtierenden Bürgermeister aus dem Sattel.

How it is used

Neutral/figurative. Means 'to unseat someone' (remove from power/advantage). Use in competitive contexts: 'Der neue Kandidat hat den Amtsinhaber aus dem Sattel gehoben.' Implies a decisive defeat.

Other verbs that go with Sattel

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• fest im Sattel sitzento be firmly in the saddle

All collocations with Sattel

Other collocations built on heben

• jdn. in den Himmel hebento praise someone to the skies