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in die Luft gehen

to blow one's top

Türkçe: tepesi atmak

Noun
die Luft f.
Verb
gehen
Topic
Gesellschaft und Leben
Register
Colloquial register

Watch out. Nuance: implies a quick, loud outburst, not simmering anger.

In a sentence

Which form of gehen fills the gap?

Mein Kollege ____ sofort in die Luft, wenn man ihn kritisiert.

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Mein Kollege geht sofort in die Luft, wenn man ihn kritisiert.

How it is used

Idiom meaning 'to blow one's top' (sudden rage). Colloquial register. Use when a boss yells at a mistake. Nuance: implies a quick, loud outburst, not simmering anger.

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Other collocations built on gehen

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