aus der Rolle fallen
to step out of line
Türkçe: çizgiyi aşmak
In a sentence
Der sonst so höfliche Kellner fiel gestern völlig aus der Rolle und wurde laut.
How it is used
Colloquial/idiomatic. Means 'to step out of line' or behave unexpectedly. Use when a usually calm person suddenly gets angry. Nuance: implies deviation from expected behavior, not necessarily negative.
Other verbs that go with Rolle
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
- eine Rolle besetzento cast a role
- eine Rolle einstudierento rehearse a role
- eine Rolle übernehmento take on a role
- eine Rolle spielento play a role
Other collocations built on fallen
- auf fruchtbaren Boden fallenan idea or effort is well-received and likely to succeed
- jdm. in die Hände fallento fall into someone's hands
- auf die Knie fallento fall to one's knees
- ins Koma fallenthe transition into a comatose state
- jdm. zur Last fallento be a burden to someone
- auf die Nase fallento fall flat on one's face
- zum Opfer fallento become a victim of something negative
- in Ohnmacht fallento fall into a faint
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