jdm. aufs Dach steigen

to get on someone else's case

Türkçe: birinin başının etini yemek

Noun

Dach n.

Verb

steigen

Topic

Alltag und Redewendungen

In a sentence

Der Lehrer stieg 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