Schwein haben

to be lucky

Türkçe: şansı yaver gitmek

Noun

Schwein n.

Verb

haben

Topic

Alltag und Redewendungen

In a sentence

Der Fahrradfahrer hatte Schwein, als der LKW knapp vorbeiraste.

How it is used

Colloquial idiom meaning 'to be lucky'. Use when someone wins a raffle or narrowly avoids an accident. Very common in spoken German. Do not use in formal writing.

Other verbs that go with Schwein

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• ein Schwein seinto be a pig

All collocations with Schwein

Other collocations built on haben

• (k)eine Ahnung haben von+Dat.to have (no) idea about something
• jdn. auf der Abschussliste habento have someone on one's hit list
• die Absicht habento have the intention
• eine Ader haben für+Akk.to have a natural talent or inclination for something
• in Arbeit habento have tasks currently being handled
• eine Ansicht haben zu+Dat.to have an opinion/view on something
• einen Anspruch haben auf+Akk.to have a right/claim to something
• Angst haben vor+Dat.to be afraid of something