jdm. aufs Dach steigen

to get on someone else's case

Türkçe: birine fırça atmak

Noun

das Dach n.

Verb

steigen

Topic

Alltag und Redewendungen

Register

Colloquial register

In a sentence

Which form of steigen fills the gap?

Der Lehrer ____ dem frechen Schüler ordentlich aufs Dach.

How it is used

Idiom meaning to reprimand or scold someone severely. Colloquial register. Use when a boss angrily confronts an employee about a missed deadline. Implies authority and anger; stronger than 'ermahnen'.

Other verbs that go with Dach

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• das Dach anzündento set the roof on fire
• eine aufs Dach bekommen / kriegento get a scolding

All collocations with Dach

Other collocations built on steigen

• aus dem Bett springen / steigento get out of bed energetically or quickly

More from Alltag und Redewendungen

• die Suche einstellen / abbrechento stop or abandon a search
• einen Bogen spannen (auch fig.)to draw a bow
• kein Netz habento have no signal
• sich ins Fäustchen lachento laugh up one's sleeve
• ins Gras beißento bite the dust

All collocations in Alltag und Redewendungen