Off The Roof Expression

What does roof expression mean.

Off the roof expression. Sergeant long will hit the roof when i tell him you ve gone off. Of an emotion or feeling very high. This expression originated in the first half of the 1900s. Definition of roof in the idioms dictionary.

5 if you hit the roof or go through the roof you become very angry indeed and usually show your anger by shouting at someone. Last edited on jun 04 2013. Chapman writes in the dictionary of american slang third edition. If something actually were to go through the roof of a house it would have risen very high and fast and unexpectedly as well.

The dictionary of american slang doesn t have the expression at all. Fall off the roof v phr by 1930s to menstruate esp to begin a menstrual period probably a fanciful way to explain bleeding fall off the roof to phr. Shoot a bunny posted by ward on october 19 2004. Hit the roof go through the roof phrase v inflects.

Falling off the roof. People often use this idiom to describe prices that shoot up quickly or stocks. Definitions by the largest idiom dictionary. Roof idioms by the free dictionary.

1960 1 to be sexually incapacitated. It probably is related to a literal roof of a house. Submitted by walter rader editor from sacramento ca usa on jun 04 2013. Posted by sr on october 19 2004.