jdn. in den Schatten stellen

to outshine someone

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Noun

Schatten m.

Verb

stellen

Topic

Gesellschaft und Leben

In a sentence

Der junge Pianist stellt seinen Lehrer in den Schatten.

How it is used

Idiom meaning 'to outshine someone' – surpassing them impressively. Colloquial, often positive. Used in competitions or performances. Literal translation 'put in shade' is misleading.

Other verbs that go with Schatten

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• über seinen Schatten springento overcome one's limits
• Schatten spendento provide shade
• einen Schatten vorauswerfento cast a shadow ahead
• im Schatten stehento be overshadowed by someone more prominent

All collocations with Schatten

Other collocations built on stellen

• (sich) ins Abseits stellento isolate oneself
• etw. in Abrede stellento deny/dispute a claim
• Anforderungen stellen an+Akk.to set requirements or expectations for others
• eine Anfrage stellento formally ask for information or a quote
• Ansprüche stellen an+Akk.to make demands/set requirements on someone/something
• den / einen Antrag stellen auf+Akk.to submit an application/motion for something
• jdm. etw. in Aussicht stellento promise someone something
• eine Bedingung stellento set a condition