through the roof

phrase

: at an extremely or excessively high level
Prices are through the roof.

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Fire officials said one home along Palmer Drive was significantly damaged by the flames, with fire shooting through the roof at one point. Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026 Of course, some of the rocks were found to have some fiberglass and even carpet remnants on them after crashing through the roof of a house, Jenniskens said. Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 15 July 2026 The price of microchips – particularly memory and storage processors – has surged in recent months as demand for those crucial datacenter components have blown through the roof. David Goldman, CNN Money, 14 July 2026 Those capital expenditures have sent memory chipmakers’ profits through the roof. Bailey Lipschultz, Fortune, 5 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for through the roof

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“Through the roof.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/through%20the%20roof. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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