- go through the roof
- 1) informal to increase quickly to a very high level
Share prices have gone through the roof in the past six months.
2) informal to suddenly become extremely angry
English dictionary. 2014.
go through the roof
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through the roof — chiefly US informal : at an extremely high level Ticket prices are through the roof. • • • Main Entry: ↑roof … Useful english dictionary
through the roof — 1. adverb Rapidly increasing. Fuel prices have gone through the roof since last Fall. 2. adjective Suddenly very high or excessive. Fuel prices are through the roof this Winter … Wiktionary
through the roof — phrasal to an extremely or excessively high level < prices went through the roof > … New Collegiate Dictionary
through the roof — See go through the roof … English idioms
go through the roof — Ⅰ. ► go through the roof informal (of prices or figures) reach extreme levels. Main Entry: ↑roof Ⅱ. ► hit (or go through) the roof informal suddenly become very angry. Main Entry: ↑roof … English terms dictionary
go through the roof — if the level of something, especially a price, goes through the roof, it increases very quickly. As a result of the war, oil prices have gone through the roof … New idioms dictionary
go through the roof — If someone goes through the roof, they become very angry. His father nearly went through the roof when Paul damaged his new car … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
go through the roof — become very angry, blow your stack Mr. Tse will go through the roof when he sees all these mistakes … English idioms
went through the roof — See go through the roof … English idioms
hit (or go through) the roof — informal suddenly become very angry. → roof … English new terms dictionary
