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hit the roof

VERB
blow up
Synonyms
STRONGEST
erupt
WEAK
become angry become enraged go off the deep end lose control lose temper rage rave
Antonyms
WEAK
be calm deflate ignore let go let out shrink shrivel
VERB
hit the ceiling
Synonyms
WEAK
blow a gasket flip out fly off the handle lose one's cool lose one's temper wig out

Example Sentences

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He heard the ball hit the roof, dashed toward the sound and retrieved the ball from under a bush.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2025

“My head hit the roof of the carriage with the jolt,” Stefanos Gogakos, who was in a rear car, told state broadcaster ERT.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2023

Another massive chance arrived for Wales on 67 minutes, but Fishlock's looping header from Holland's cross hit the roof of the net.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2021

Khris Davis hit a flyball that hit the roof and was caught by Alvarez.

From Fox News • Oct. 3, 2021

With all of his strength, he heaved the bottle and heard it hit the roof of the car with greater sound effects than he had expected it to.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole