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go through the roof

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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.
See also: roof, through
go through the roof
to increase to a very high level. The price of that new stock went through the roof. Police say the crime rate in our area has gone through the roof.
Usage notes: often used to refer to prices or costs
See also: roof, through
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``I'm sure initially ratings will go through the roof for Katie .
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Take (Sam) Hitz, (Darren) Navarrette, (Aaron) Scott, and (Chad) Mohler, give 'em a skateboard or an instrument (it doesn't matter which), and shit's going to go through the roof.
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Too often, building owners only think about energy management in the dead of the winter, when tenants are clamoring for more heat, or during sweltering summer stretches when air-conditioning systems are strained to the max and energy bills go through the roof.
Simple steps can dramatically reduce costs by Ruck, Philip / Real Estate Weekly
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