jds. Kopf retten

to save someone from being fired or disgraced

Türkçe: birinin postunu kurtarmak

Noun

Kopf m.

Verb

retten

Topic

Körper und Gesundheit

In a sentence

Die Anwältin rettete ihren Mandanten kurz vor der Entlassung den Kopf.

How it is used

Means to save someone from being fired or disgraced. Neutral register. Used at work when a manager protects an employee after a major error. Nuance: implies the person would have been fired without intervention.

Other verbs that go with Kopf

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• alles auf den Kopf stellento turn everything upside down
• den Kopf einziehento withdraw/retreat
• den Kopf hinhaltento take the blame/responsibility
• den Kopf riskierento risk one's head/life/career
• den Kopf verlierento lose one's head
• kühlen Kopf bewahrento keep a cool head
• jdm. den Kopf waschento give someone a scolding/reprimand
• jds. Kopf fordernto demand someone's head

All collocations with Kopf

Other collocations built on retten

• jdm. den Hals rettento save someone's neck
• den Tag rettento save the day
• jdn. / etw. vor dem Untergang rettento save someone/something from ruin/destruction