den Haushalt schmeißen
Grammar & Usage
How it works
This idiom consists of the dative masculine singular definite article 'den' (accusative case for the object of 'schmeißen'), the noun 'Haushalt' (household), and the verb 'schmeißen' (to throw, here meaning to manage or run). 'Haushalt' is a masculine noun and is in the accusative case here, as it is the direct object of 'schmeißen'. The verb 'schmeißen' is often used colloquially to mean 'to manage' or 'to handle' something, especially a complex task or event.
Sample sentences
Nachdem seine Frau ins Krankenhaus kam, musste er den Haushalt schmeißen.
After his wife went to the hospital, he had to run the household.
Es ist wirklich schwer, Beruf und Familie zu vereinbaren und nebenbei noch den Haushalt zu schmeißen.
It's really hard to combine work and family and also run the household.
Wer schmeißt eigentlich den Haushalt bei euch?
Who actually runs the household at your place?
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Example
Nachdem seine Frau ins Krankenhaus kam, musste er den Haushalt schmeißen.
After his wife went to the hospital, he had to run the household.
Es ist wirklich schwer, Beruf und Familie zu vereinbaren und nebenbei noch den Haushalt zu schmeißen.
It's really hard to combine work and family and also run the household.
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