über alle Berge sein

to be long gone/have disappeared

Türkçe: çoktan gitmiş olmak

Noun

Berge Pl.

Verb

sein

Topic

Reise und Verkehr

In a sentence

Als die Polizei kam, war der Dieb schon über alle Berge.

How it is used

Idiom meaning 'to be long gone/have disappeared' (conceptual core: fleeing or escaping). Colloquial register. Use when someone avoids responsibility or a criminal escapes. Nuance: implies they are untraceable and safe from consequences.

Other verbs that go with Berge

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• in die Berge gehento go to the mountains
• Berge versetzento move mountains
• goldene Berge versprechento promise the moon/make extravagant promises

All collocations with Berge

Other collocations built on sein

• an der richtigen / falschen Adresse seinto be at the right/wrong place
• in Arbeit seinto be employed
• außer Atem seinto be out of breath
• im Anmarsch seinto be on the way/approaching
• der Auffassung seinto be of the opinion that
• in Aufregung seinto be in a state of excitement
• in Bearbeitung seinto be in processing
• in Aufruhr seinto be in turmoil