an die Decke gehen
to hit the roof
Türkçe: tepesi atmak
Watch out. Stronger than 'wütend sein'; implies a loud outburst.
In a sentence
Which form of gehen fills the gap?
Mein Chef ____ an die Decke, als er den Fehler sah.
Show the full sentence
Mein Chef ging an die Decke, als er den Fehler sah.
How it is used
Idiom meaning to 'hit the roof' or become extremely angry. Colloquial register. Use when a boss explodes after seeing a major error in a report. Stronger than 'wütend sein'; implies a loud outburst.
Other verbs that go with Decke
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
- unter einer Decke steckento be in cahoots
- sich nach der Decke streckento cut his coat according to his cloth
Other collocations built on gehen
- auf Abstand gehen (auch fig.)to move away/create distance
- an die Arbeit gehento start working or begin a task
- ins Auge gehento go wrong
- jdm. um den Bart gehento fawn over someone
- ins Bett gehento go to bed (to sleep)
- zu Bett gehento go to bed
- in die Berge gehento go to the mountains
- in Berufung gehento go into appeal
All 58 collocations built on gehen
More from Alltag und Redewendungen
- den Anschein erweckento give the appearance of
- etw. zur Seite legento set something aside
- auf fruchtbaren Boden fallenan idea or effort is well-received and likely to succeed
- die Wäsche trocknento dry the laundry
- im siebten Himmel seinto be in seventh heaven
All collocations in Alltag und Redewendungen
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