up to the rafters
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Not five seconds later, he flung a ball up to the rafters and knocked it loose.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2023
The single easiest way to learn a college basketball program’s history is to look up — not statistics in a record book but up to the rafters.
From Washington Post • Mar. 8, 2023
Then, the banner with his name and his No. 23 went up to the rafters as the pep band played the Michigan State alma mater.
From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2019
Yes, that other flying superhero, Spider-Man, may be whizzing up to the rafters every night at the Foxwoods Theatre.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 21, 2013
We climb all the way up to the rafters above the great hall and perch on heavy wooden beams.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
