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phrasal-verb
choke back
versuchen, eine Emotion, besonders Traurigkeit oder Tränen, nicht zu zeigen oder auszudrücken
Meaning
to try hard not to show or express an emotion, especially sadness or tears
Example
He **choked back** his tears during the farewell speech.
phrasal-verb
choke back tears
versuchen, nicht zu weinen
Meaning
to try hard not to cry
Example
She **choked back tears** during her farewell speech.
phrasal-verb
choke down
Emotionen wie Wut oder Traurigkeit unterdrücken oder verbergen
Meaning
to suppress or hide emotions like anger or sadness
Example
He tried to **choke down** his tears during the farewell speech.
phrasal-verb
choke on
Schwierigkeiten haben zu sprechen oder zu atmen aufgrund starker Emotionen
Meaning
to have difficulty speaking or breathing because of strong emotions
Example
She **choked on** her words as she tried to explain how she felt.
phrasal-verb
choke on emotions
wegen starker Emotionen Schwierigkeiten beim Sprechen haben
Meaning
to find it hard to speak because of strong emotions
Example
She **choked on emotions** while giving her farewell speech.
phrasal-verb
choke up
emotional werden und nicht sprechen können
Meaning
to become emotional and unable to speak
Example
He **choked up** while giving his farewell speech.
phrasal-verb
choke up with emotion
vor Emotionen ersticken
Meaning
to become unable to speak because of strong feelings
Example
He **choked up with emotion** while giving his speech.
phrasal-verb
chop up
etwas schnell in kleine Stücke schneiden
Meaning
to cut something into small pieces quickly
Example
He **chopped up** the onions for the curry.
phrasal-verb
churn out
etwas schnell und in großen Mengen produzieren, oft ohne viel Qualität
Meaning
to produce something quickly and in large amounts, often without much quality
Example
The company has been **churning out** reports all week.
idiom
circle around
sich wiederholt um etwas bewegen
Meaning
to move repeatedly around something
Example
The hawk kept **circling around** above the trees.
idiom
circle back
zu einem Thema oder einer Aufgabe später zurückkehren
Meaning
to return to a topic or task later
Example
Let's **circle back** to this issue after lunch.
phrasal-verb
circle back after
zu einem Thema zurückkehren, sobald etwas anderes abgeschlossen ist
Meaning
to return to a topic once something else has finished
Example
We'll **circle back after** lunch to finalize the slides.
idiom
circle of friends
eine Gruppe von Menschen, mit denen man befreundet ist
Meaning
a group of people you are friendly with
Example
She has a large **circle of friends** from college.
phrasal-verb
circle the wagons
zusammenkommen, um die gruppe vor kritik zu schützen
Meaning
to come together to protect the group from criticism
Example
Fans **circle the wagons** when the coach faces unfair blame.
phrasal-verb
clam down from
sich nach erheblichem Stress oder Ärger allmählich entspannen
Meaning
to gradually relax after being very stressed or angry
Example
It took him an hour to **clam down from** the argument.
phrasal-verb
clam up
plötzlich aufhören zu reden, besonders wenn man nervös oder widerwillig ist
Meaning
to suddenly stop talking, especially when nervous or unwilling
Example
She **clammed up** as soon as I asked about her mistake.
phrasal-verb
clam up with
plötzlich aufhören zu sprechen wegen Schüchternheit oder Angst
Meaning
to suddenly stop talking because of shyness or fear
Example
He **clammed up with** embarrassment when everyone stared at him.
phrasal-verb
clamor for
etwas laut und emotional fordern
Meaning
to demand something loudly and emotionally
Example
Fans **clamored for** an encore performance.
idiom
clamp down
hart gegen etwas vorgehen, um es zu stoppen
Meaning
to take strong action to stop something
Example
The manager decided to **clamp down** on late arrivals.
phrasal-verb
clamp down on
strikte Maßnahmen ergreifen, um etwas zu stoppen oder zu kontrollieren
Meaning
to take strict action to stop or control something
Example
Authorities are **clamping down on** tax evasion this year.
phrasal-verb
clamp down on corruption
strikte Maßnahmen gegen Korruption ergreifen
Meaning
to take strong action to stop something harmful or illegal
Example
The new government promised to **clamp down on corruption** across all departments.
phrasal-verb
clarify up
etwas leichter verständlich machen
Meaning
to make something easier to understand
Example
Can you **clarify up** what you meant in your email?
idiom
clash of civilizations
der Konflikt zwischen verschiedenen kulturellen, religiösen oder zivilisatorischen Gruppen
Meaning
the conflict between different cultural, religious, or civilizational groups
Example
The debate about cultural differences is often seen as a **clash of civilizations**.
idiom
clash of wills
ein Konflikt zwischen zwei entschlossenen Personen
Meaning
a conflict between two determined people
Example
It was a **clash of wills** between the manager and the employee.