| 释义 |
idiomgo through the roof/ceiling1 used in order to say that something has suddenly become much more expensive, or that the amount of something, especially a financial activity, has suddenly increased a lot:Beer sales have gone through the roof because of the recent spell of hot weather.We were hoping to move this winter, but then house prices went through the roof and we couldn't afford any of the areas we wanted to live in.As soon as you get sick, your health insurance goes through the ceiling.2 spoken (also hit the roof/ceiling) to suddenly become very angry:Alison'll go through the roof when she sees what you've done to her dress.When we learned that the city was planning to give developers a piece of public park for a private resort, we hit the ceiling.
|