aus der Haut fahren

to fly off the handle

Türkçe: zıvanadan çıkmak

Noun

Haut f.

Verb

fahren

Topic

Körper und Gesundheit

In a sentence

Der Chef fuhr aus der Haut, als er den Fehler sah.

How it is used

Idiom meaning 'to fly off the handle' or lose one's temper suddenly. Colloquial. Use when describing a heated argument or road rage. Nuance: implies explosive, short-lived anger.

Other verbs that go with Haut

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• Haut zeigento show skin
• unter die Haut gehento get under one's skin
• nicht in jds. Haut stecken wollento not want to be in someone's shoes

All collocations with Haut