in die Luft gehen
to blow one's top
Türkçe: tepesi atmak
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.
Other verbs that go with Luft
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
- Luft schöpfento catch one's breath
- aus der Luft greifento pull out of thin air
- in der Luft hängento be left hanging
- in der Luft liegento be in the air
- in die Luft fliegento explode/blow up
- an die Luft setzento fire/throw out
- frische Luft schnappento get some fresh air
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 Gesellschaft und Leben
- in Gefahr bringento put someone in danger
- ein Ziel verfolgento pursue a goal
- gegen den Trend gehento act opposite to popular opinion or direction
- einen Korb bekommento be rejected, especially romantically
- im Zweifel sein über+Akk.to be in doubt about
All collocations in Gesellschaft und Leben
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