über alle Berge sein

to be long gone/have disappeared

Türkçe: çoktan gitmiş olmak

Noun

die Berge Pl.

Verb

sein

Topic

Reise und Verkehr

Register

Colloquial register

Watch out. Nuance: implies they are untraceable and safe from consequences.

In a sentence

Which form of sein fills the gap?

Als die Polizei kam, ____ 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

All 98 collocations built on sein

More from Reise und Verkehr

• das Land bestellento cultivate the land
• einen Ausflug machen / unternehmento take a short recreational trip or excursion
• einen Strafzettel bekommento get a (parking) ticket
• die Vorfahrt beachtento give way / yield
• Urlaub nehmento officially take time off using entitled vacation days

All collocations in Reise und Verkehr