sich aus dem Staub machen

to make oneself scarce / clear out

Türkçe: sıvışmak

Noun

der Staub m.

Verb

machen

Topic

Alltag und Redewendungen

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Colloquial/idiomatic

Watch out. Nuance: often humorous or critical.

In a sentence

Which form of machen fills the gap?

Der Dieb ____ sich aus dem Staub, bevor die Polizei kommt.

How it is used

Means 'to make oneself scarce / clear out' – leaving quickly to avoid trouble. Colloquial/idiomatic. Used when someone disappears from an awkward situation, e.g., a colleague slipping out before cleanup duty. Nuance: often humorous or critical.

Other verbs that go with Staub

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• Staub saugento vacuum

All collocations with Staub

Other collocations built on machen

• sich zum Affen machento make a fool of oneself
• (s)einen Abschluss machento make a deal
• eine Andeutung machento make a hint/suggestion
• den / einen Anfang machen mit+Dat.to be the first to begin something
• jdm. ein Angebot machento propose a deal or price to someone
• Angaben machen zu+Dat.to provide details/information about something
• jdm. Ärger bereiten / machento cause trouble/annoyance for someone
• jdm. Angst machento scare/frighten someone

All 116 collocations built on machen

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• sich in einen Frosch verwandelnto turn into a frog
• Abstand haltento keep distance
• einen Anruf tätigento make a phone call
• Dampf ablassento let off steam
• den Herd ausschalten / ausmachento turn off the stove

All collocations in Alltag und Redewendungen