sich in Grenzen halten

to restrain oneself or behave moderately

Türkçe: kendini tutmak

Noun

Grenzen Pl.

Verb

halten

Topic

Gesellschaft und Leben

In a sentence

Der Ärger des Chefs hielt sich nach dem Fehler in Grenzen.

How it is used

Means to restrain oneself or behave moderately. Reflexive, neutral register. Use when someone avoids overeating or overreacting. Common mistake: forgetting the reflexive 'sich.'

Other verbs that go with Grenzen

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• jdm. Grenzen setzento establish boundaries for someone's behavior
• etw. in Grenzen haltento control or restrict something so it doesn't become excessive

All collocations with Grenzen

Other collocations built on halten

• sich an eine Abmachung haltento stick to/keep an agreement
• Abstand haltento keep distance
• eine Ansprache haltento give a speech/address
• Ausschau halten nach+Dat.to look out for
• den Ball flach haltento keep a low profile
• sich an die Etikette haltento adhere to etiquette
• in Gang haltento keep something running or maintain momentum
• ein Gelübde haltento remain faithful to a solemn promise