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hit the ceiling |
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hit the ceiling and hit the roof Fig. to get very angry. She really hit the ceiling when she found out what happened. My dad'll hit the roof when he finds out that I wrecked his car. hit the ceiling/roof (informal) to become very angry and start shouting If I'm late again he'll hit the roof. hit the ceiling See: hit the roof How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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LAPD Chief William Bratton hit the ceiling when the usual-suspect police critics pounded the department for the videotaped apparent beating of William Cardenas and the pepper-spraying of transient Benjamin Barker. My knees hit the ceiling and I crawled toward the port side, hoping to abort a complete rollover. Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard said: "It's clear to us that we hit the ceiling in our industry. |
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