hit the ceiling
Example Sentences
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Miller reportedly hit the ceiling, furious that arrests aren't widespread and indiscriminate.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2025
Once, as he was boiling eggs, they exploded and hit the ceiling.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2024
“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
Atticus would hit the ceiling when Miss Muffett told him the gory story.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
