es ging um

it was about

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it was about Used to introduce the topic or issue being discussed or involved.
GE: Es ging um ihre Zukunft.
EN: It was about her future.

Es ging um Mittelamerika.

It was about Central America.

— Rushmore (1998)

Die Situation war extrem gefährlich; es ging um Leben und Tod.

The situation was extremely dangerous; it was a matter of life and death.

Es ging um den Dreimaster und die Werft.

It was about the three-masted ship and the shipyard.

Es ging um Geld.

It was about money.

Es ging um ihre Jobs.

It was about their jobs.

— Montags in der Sonne (2002)

Es ging um das Spiel, den Klang, den Geruch.

It was about the game, the sound, the smell.

— Feld der Träume (1989)

Es ging um die Herrschaft über Tokios Unterwelt.

It was about control over Tokyo's underworld.

— Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2011)

Standard hat sich im Gefängnis auf was eingelassen, es ging um Geld.

Standard got involved in something while in prison; it was about money.

— Drive (2011)