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What does “aus sich rauskommen” mean in German?

“aus sich rauskommen” means to open up and show more energy or feeling instead of staying quiet and closed off. The “raus” part is everyday spoken German for “heraus” (out of), so the phrase sounds like something coming out of you — but it works as a fixed idiom about personality, not movement. Use it when a shy person warms up, gets livelier, or finally joins in.

In the clip: “Ich find, man könnte bisschen mehr aus sich rauskommen.” — “I think people could come out of their shell a bit more.” She is saying the Swiss audience could show more excitement and energy during the show. “rauskommen” is the spoken, everyday form of “herauskommen” (to come out). Combined with “aus sich,” the whole phrase is a fixed expression about a person’s personality opening up — not about physically leaving a place. More examples: “Auf der Party ist sie richtig aus sich rausgekommen.” (At the party she really came out of her shell.) “Am Anfang war er schüchtern, aber langsam kommt er aus sich raus.” (At first he was shy, but he is slowly opening up.) Note: it almost always describes someone shy or quiet becoming more open and expressive. The opposite is staying reserved or keeping to yourself.