Hit The Roof Idiom

The second is a version of a 16th century locution up in the house roof or house top meaning enraged.

Hit the roof idiom. 16th century locution up in the house roof or house top meaning enraged. Roof over one s head. Idiom definition 1 to hit the roof things a statistic or number that rises very quickly to an unpredicted incredibly high value or idiom definition 2 to hit the roof people to become very angry. The roof falls in.

Hit the roof to become very very angry i hit the roof when i saw my daughter s grades. To become extremely angry or upset. Also hit the roof. To become extremely angry or upset.

Also hit the roof. Have a nice day no problem. Buildings construction all idioms have been editorially reviewed and submitted idioms may have been edited for correctness and completeness. The first expression dates from the early 1900s.

Hit the roof also hit the ceiling to become extremely angry. Dad will hit the roof when he finds out i dented the car. The roof caves in. The boss hit the roof when he saw that we d already blown through the budget.

Have snow on the roof. Explode in anger as in jane hit the ceiling when she saw her grades or dad hit the roof when he didn t get his usual bonus. A dictionary of clichésý page 171. Live under the same roof.

The first expression dates from the early 1900s. My parents are going to hit the roof if they find out we had a party here. Hit the spot century to be up in the house roof or at the house top. If you lose your temper and get very angry you hit the roof.

Like a cat on a hot tin roof. My parents are going to hit the roof if they find out we had a party here. Snow on the roof. Like a cat on hot bricks.

Roof over one s head a. My teacher hit the roof when she caught someone cheating on a test. Keyed up to the roof. By christine ammer language arts disciplines 1992 454 pages.

Raise the roof to. Explode in anger as in jane hit the ceiling when she saw her grades or dad hit the roof when he didn t get his usual bonus. Meaning to be enraged. The boss hit the roof when he saw that we d already blown through the budget.