go through the roof
idiom
informal
1
: to become very angry or upset
When they realized he'd lied to them, his parents went through the roof.
2
: to rise to a very high level
Sales of their new CD have gone through the roof.
Examples of go through the roof in a Sentence
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Unfortunately, every record deal doesn’t go through the roof.
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Vulture, 11 June 2023
Will: Headlamp sales to early risers are going to go through the roof.
—The Editors, Outside Online, 24 Mar. 2022
Use your copy to instill emotions in your customers and your conversions and sales will go through the roof.
—Expert Panel, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2021
The Cougars’ strength of schedule will go through the roof, reducing the necessity for high-level games, particularly on the road, in November and December to bolster their NCAA Tournament resume.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2022
Get some exercise and take care of your mental health Between worrying about the bills and not knowing what your financial future might look like, your stress levels can go through the roof.
—CBS News, 3 Aug. 2022
Smith is bound to improve from that experience, but Haliburton's game will go through the roof if Sacramento sends him to Vegas.
—Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 19 Apr. 2021
As restrictions have eased, house prices have started to go through the roof.
—The Economist, 10 Apr. 2021
Under an energy-only system, when emergency shortfalls happen, rates go through the roof.
—Gilbert Garcia, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Feb. 2021
Vulture, 11 June 2023
Will: Headlamp sales to early risers are going to go through the roof.
—The Editors, Outside Online, 24 Mar. 2022
Use your copy to instill emotions in your customers and your conversions and sales will go through the roof.
—Expert Panel, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2021
The Cougars’ strength of schedule will go through the roof, reducing the necessity for high-level games, particularly on the road, in November and December to bolster their NCAA Tournament resume.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2022
Get some exercise and take care of your mental health Between worrying about the bills and not knowing what your financial future might look like, your stress levels can go through the roof.
—CBS News, 3 Aug. 2022
Smith is bound to improve from that experience, but Haliburton's game will go through the roof if Sacramento sends him to Vegas.
—Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 19 Apr. 2021
As restrictions have eased, house prices have started to go through the roof.
—The Economist, 10 Apr. 2021
Under an energy-only system, when emergency shortfalls happen, rates go through the roof.
—Gilbert Garcia, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Feb. 2021
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