hit the roof
/ˌhɪt ðə ˈruːf/INFORMAL · B2
Meaning
to suddenly become extremely angry
Examples
- 1Dad hit the roof when he saw the phone bill.
- 2My manager will hit the roof if this report is late again.
- 3Tell her gently, or she will hit the roof in front of everyone.
- 4The whole street hit the roof about the new parking charges.
- 5Priya rarely hits the roof, even when her flatmates leave the kitchen in a mess.
Grammar
Only the verb changes, and its past form is the same as the base: hits, hit, hitting. The reason follows about or when.
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