über den Berg sein
to be over the worst/have passed a critical point
Türkçe: en kötüsünü atlatmış olmak
In a sentence
Nach der Chemotherapie ist der Patient endlich über den Berg.
How it is used
Idiom meaning 'to be over the worst/have passed a critical point' (conceptual core: surviving a crisis). Colloquial register. Use when a friend recovers from illness or a company exits financial trouble. Nuance: always implies relief after difficulty.
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
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