through the roof

through the roof
1. adverb
Rapidly increasing.

Fuel prices have gone through the roof since last Fall.

Suddenly very high or excessive.

Fuel prices are through the roof this Winter.


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  • through the roof — chiefly US informal : at an extremely high level Ticket prices are through the roof. • • • Main Entry: ↑roof …   Useful english dictionary

  • through the roof — phrasal to an extremely or excessively high level < prices went through the roof > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • through the roof — See go through the roof …   English idioms

  • go through the roof — Ⅰ. ► go through the roof informal (of prices or figures) reach extreme levels. Main Entry: ↑roof Ⅱ. ► hit (or go through) the roof informal suddenly become very angry. Main Entry: ↑roof …   English terms dictionary

  • go through the roof — if the level of something, especially a price, goes through the roof, it increases very quickly. As a result of the war, oil prices have gone through the roof …   New idioms dictionary

  • go through the roof —    If someone goes through the roof, they become very angry.     His father nearly went through the roof when Paul damaged his new car …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • hit (or go through) the roof — informal suddenly become very angry. → roof …   English new terms dictionary

  • go through the roof — 1) informal to increase quickly to a very high level Share prices have gone through the roof in the past six months. 2) informal to suddenly become extremely angry …   English dictionary

  • go through the roof — become very angry, blow your stack    Mr. Tse will go through the roof when he sees all these mistakes …   English idioms

  • went through the roof — See go through the roof …   English idioms

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