hit the ceiling
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"There are benefits to a strike day, but they are ultimately limited before you hit the ceiling of other pressures from outside the trust," said one senior hospital manager.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026
Miller reportedly hit the ceiling, furious that arrests aren't widespread and indiscriminate.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2025
“He’s hit the ceiling at a couple of spots at the low part of the dome here trying to kick field goals,” Idaho State special teams coordinator Jesse Thompson said in a phone interview.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 29, 2023
Initial information suggests that humidity had triggered the landslide, which hit the ceiling of the shrine and caused it to collapse, the civil defence service said in a statement.
From Reuters ● Aug. 21, 2022
“If you stood very tall up there, and if you had some tool, you could hit the ceiling and I would hear you.”
From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry
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