an die Decke gehen
to hit the roof
Türkçe: tavana vurmak
In a 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
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