sich aus der Affäre ziehen
to extricate oneself from a tricky situation
Türkçe: zor durumdan sıyrılmak
In a sentence
Der Politiker zog sich geschickt aus der Affäre.
How it is used
Means 'to extricate oneself from a tricky situation'. Neutral/idiomatic register. Use when a politician avoids blame in a scandal by shifting focus. Implies cleverness, not necessarily honesty.
Other collocations built on ziehen
- etw. in Betracht ziehento take something into consideration
- Bilanz ziehento take stock
- in Erwägung ziehento consider
- ins Feld ziehento march into battle
- vor Gericht ziehento decide to sue someone
- ein Gesicht ziehento pull a face
- einen Gewinn ziehen aus+Dat.to derive a profit/benefit from something
- den Hut ziehento tip one's hat / express admiration
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