sich in die Haare kriegen

to get into a fight/argument

Türkçe: tartışmaya girmek

Noun

Haare Pl.

Verb

kriegen

Topic

Körper und Gesundheit

In a sentence

Die beiden Schwestern kriegen sich ständig wegen Kleinigkeiten in die Haare.

How it is used

Idiom meaning 'to get into a fight/argument.' Colloquial register, used among friends or family after a disagreement. Common mistake: using it for physical fights only; it's mostly verbal.

Other verbs that go with Haare

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• sich in den Haaren liegento be constantly at odds

All collocations with Haare

Other collocations built on kriegen

• eine Abreibung bekommen / kriegento get a severe scolding or defeat
• jdn. ins Bett kriegento successfully get someone (usually a child) into bed
• eine aufs Dach bekommen / kriegento get a scolding
• kalte Füße bekommen / kriegento get cold feet
• Zunder kriegento get a dressing-down