jds. Kopf retten

to save someone from being fired or disgraced

Türkçe: birinin postunu kurtarmak

Noun

der Kopf m.

Verb

retten

Topic

Körper und Gesundheit

Register

Neutral register

Watch out. Nuance: implies the person would have been fired without intervention.

In a sentence

Which form of retten fills the gap?

Die Anwältin ____ 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

More from Körper und Gesundheit

• eine Diät machento go on a diet
• jdn. ins Krankenhaus einliefernto admit someone to hospital
• zu Bett bringento put someone to bed
• unter die Haut gehento get under one's skin
• um jds. Hand anhaltento propose marriage

All collocations in Körper und Gesundheit