vor Angst umkommen
to be scared to death
Türkçe: ödü kopmak
In a sentence
Der Zeuge kommt vor Angst fast um, als er den Täter identifiziert.
How it is used
Idiom meaning 'to be scared to death' (core: extreme fear). Colloquial/hyperbolic. Use in emotional storytelling, e.g., 'Bei dem Knall bin ich fast vor Angst umgekommen.' Nuance: not literal.
Other verbs that go with Angst
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
- Angst bekommento become afraid
- Angst haben vor+Dat.to be afraid of something
- jdm. Angst machento scare/frighten someone
- in Angst (und Schrecken) versetzento terrify/throw into a state of fear
- jdm. Angst einflößen / einjagento instill/inspire fear in someone
- Angst zeigento show fear
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