jdn. in Ruhe lassen

to leave someone alone / in peace

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Noun

Ruhe f.

Verb

lassen

Topic

Gefühle und Geist

In a sentence

Die Lehrerin bat die Schüler, sie beim Korrigieren in Ruhe zu lassen.

How it is used

Means 'to leave someone alone / in peace' (core: non-interference). Neutral register. Use when asking for privacy or stopping annoyance, e.g., 'Lass mich in Ruhe!' Common mistake: using 'allein lassen'—'in Ruhe lassen' implies stop bothering.

Other verbs that go with Ruhe

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• jdn. aus der Ruhe bringento unsettle / disturb someone's peace
• jdn. zur Ruhe bringento calm someone down / bring someone to peace
• zur Ruhe kommento settle down / find peace
• Ruhe bewahrento keep calm / remain composed
• sich zur Ruhe setzento retire

All collocations with Ruhe

Other collocations built on lassen

• etw. außer Acht lassento disregard/ignore something
• etw. außer Betracht lassento leave something out of consideration
• jdm. keine Chance lassento leave someone no opportunity, often due to superiority
• etw. vom Stapel lassenlaunch a ship
• eine Tür offen lassento leave an option open
• im Zweifel lassento leave in doubt