23 Collocations For Decisions Flashcards
To ask someone for their opinion about what to do in a particular situation
To seek advice from so
D: Rat suchen
To do (some/a lot of) careful study of a subject in order to discover new facts about it
To carry out (some/a lot of) research into sth
To give facts or details about sb/sth
Many websites _______ a lot of information about dogs.
To provide information about/on sb/sth (U)
D: Informationen bereitstellen
To ask someone’s advice about a subject the person knows a lot about
To pick someone’s brains
D: jdn. ausfragen / jdn. löchern / jdm. ein Loch in den Bauch fragen
To give help and advice about how to do something or about how to deal with problems connected with your work, education, or personal relationships:
The organistation was set up to __________ to young people
To offer guidance to sb on (how to do) sth
Extra information
D: Zusatzinformationen
Additional information (U)
To give advice telling someone what the best thing to do is
We are not allowed to make ________.
To make recommendations (to sb on/about sth)
D: Empfehlungen abgeben
A useful tip
A helpful hint on sth
D: Ein hilfreicher Tipp/Hinweis/Fingerzeig
Advice from a lawyer or an accountant (= someone who deals with money matters)
D: professionelle(r) Hilfe/Ratschlag
(To take/seek) professional advice
Eine fundierte/durchdachte Entscheidung treffen
To make an ___________ decision
To make an informed decision
To have an idea yourself
auf eine Idee stossen / (jdm) eine Idee kommen
To hit on/upon an idea
When we first hit on the idea, everyone told us it would never work.
To remember to consider sth
D: etwas bedenken/berücksichtigen
To bear something in mind
Bearing in mind how young she is, I thought she did really well.
To consider or think about something in a not very serious way, and without making a decision
D: mit dem Gedanken spielen
To toy with the idea (of doing sth)
We’re toying with the idea of going to Peru next year.
To decide what to do / To arrive at a decision
To reach a decision
To try very hard to think of or remember something
D: sich den Kopf zerbrechen / sich das Gehirn zermartern / angestrengt nachdenken
To rack your brain(s)
