HIT THE ROOF Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

hit the roof

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Definition of hit the roof

as in anger

to become very angry She hit the roof when her son was more than an hour late coming home.

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Recent Examples of hit the roof The meteorite hit the roof of a house in Hillsborough in Somerset County on July 16, 2024, according to a recent study published in the journal Science Advances authored by multiple NASA scientists. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026

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Her team started where everybody starts, writing a prompt telling the model to act like a teacher, and hit the ceiling fast.

— Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of hit the ceiling

Phrase

However, seeing the obviously unwell Jane continually fly off the handle is challenging to watch, especially since her behavior is chalked up to bad nerves and a desperate desire to find a man who will save her from herself.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
And the person who flies off the handle potentially will be the loser.

— Garrett Downs, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026

Definition of fly off the handle

Phrase

When everything goes ballistic, the film adopts a pace similar to the rollercoaster Italian ghost films of the 1980s.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
The Wolverines faithful in the crowd went ballistic, knowing how much that basket meant considering what UConn has been able to do in this tournament.

— Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026

Definition of go ballistic

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