jdn. aus dem Spiel nehmen
to exclude someone
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In a sentence
Der Trainer nahm den verletzten Torwart aus dem Spiel.
How it is used
Means 'to exclude someone' from a process or competition. Neutral register. Use in a business meeting when deciding to remove a colleague from a project. Common mistake: confusing it with 'ausspielen' (to play off against).
Other verbs that go with Spiel
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
- das Spiel machento call the shots/be in control
- aufs Spiel setzento risk/put at stake
- auf dem Spiel stehento be at stake
- ins Spiel bringento bring into play/introduce
- ins Spiel kommento come into play/become involved
Other collocations built on nehmen
- Abschied nehmen von+Dat.to bid farewell to
- seinen Abschied nehmento take one's leave
- Abstand nehmen von+Dat.to distance oneself from something
- sich in Acht nehmen vor+Dat.to be careful/watch out for a danger
- einen Anfang nehmento get under way
- etw. / jdn. in Anspruch nehmento use/claim something
- etw. in Angriff nehmento tackle/start something energetically
- Anstoß nehmen an+Dat.to take offense at something
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