to hit the roof - idiom meaning?

Question

What is the meaning of "to hit the roof" idiom?

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Idiom Conjugations:

 

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Gerund Form of the Idiom:

Hitting the roof can be bad for your health.
 

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Idiom Usage:

To hit the roof can be used formally or informally.

In the imperative:

Don't hit the roof!

 

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Idiom Scenario 3:

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Idiom Scenario 2:

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Two coworkers are talking about their boss ...

Worker 1: I am just so angry.
Worker 2: Why is that?
Worker 1: You know that I have been working on a big project for weeks now ...
Worker 2: Yes. And?
Worker 1: I have been keeping the boss informed for every part of the project. When I finally finished the project and showed it to her, she rejected half of it and told me to redo those parts. Why couldn't she have told me when I talked to her about each step before I went ahead and did all that work?
Worker 2: You must be very upset.
Worker 1: I feel like I'm going to hit the roof!

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Idiom Scenario 1:

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Two friends are talking ...

Friend 1: Do you remember those penny stocks we bought last year for ten cents a share?
Friend 2: Oh, ya! I hadn't thought of those for a long time.
Friend 1: I checked the price of the stock this morning. You'll never believe what's happened. The price has increased to fifteen dollars and twenty cents a share.
Friend 2: You've got to be kidding me.
Friend 1: No! The stock price has hit the roof.

Answer 7

Idiom Definition 1:

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"to hit the roof" - things

a statistic or number that rises very quickly to an unpredicted incredibly high value
 

Synonyms: ballistic, bark, berserk, blow, composure, crack, erupt, flare, flash, freak, fume, haywire, lash, nuts, rail, rant, retort, scream, snarl, snap, storm, temper, vent, yell
 
 


 
 

Idiom Definition 2:

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"to hit the roof" - people

to become very angry