Streit suchen

to look for a fight

Türkçe: kavga aramak

Noun

Streit m.

Verb

suchen

Topic

Konflikt und Risiko

In a sentence

Der betrunkene Mann sucht offenbar Streit mit anderen Gästen.

How it is used

Means 'to look for a fight' (provoke conflict). Colloquial, often negative. Use in a bar scenario: 'Er betrunken und sucht Streit.' Implies deliberate aggression, not accidental disagreement.

Other verbs that go with Streit

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• im Streit liegen mit+Dat.to be in a dispute with someone
• Streit habento have a quarrel
• Streit vermeidento avoid conflict
• einen Streit schlichtento settle a dispute

All collocations with Streit

Other collocations built on suchen

• Rat suchento seek advice
• Schutz suchento seek protection or shelter
• Unterstützung suchento seek support
• das Weite suchento take flight