hit the ceiling

hit the ceiling
разг.
1) прийти в ярость, в бешенство, вскипеть; ≈ на стену лезть [первонач. амер.]

I'm sorry. I oughtn't to have hit the ceiling with a senior. That was a bad show. But I stick to every word I said. (C. P. Snow, ‘The Affair’, ch. 23) — Прошу извинить меня. Я не должен был забываться до такой степени, разговаривая со старшим членом совета. Я вел себя очень плохо. Но не отказываюсь ни от одного своего слова.

‘I don't think he'll necessarily hit the ceiling, Arthur,’ he said quietly. ‘Chances are very much in favor, though, that he's not going to be overjoyed about it.’ (J. Salinger, ‘Nine Stories’, ‘Pretty Mouth and Green My Eyes’) — - Я думаю, он не обязательно придет в ярость от этого, Артур, - тихо сказал седовласый мужчина. - Но и мало шансов, что будет в большом восторге.

Usually I never say crude things like that to girls. Boy, did she hit the ceiling. (J. Salinger, ‘The Catcher in the Rye’, ch. XVII) — Обычно я при девочках никогда не ругаюсь. Ух и взвилась же она!

2) резко возрасти (о ценах)

And with all the wars - God knows what price cotton will bring. don't they make explosives out of cotton and uniforms. Got enough wars and cotton'll hit the ceiling. (J. Steinbeck, ‘The Grapes of Wrath’, ch. V) — А войны? Разве угадаешь, какие будут цены на хлопок? Ведь из него делают взрывчатые вещества и обмундирование. Будут войны - и хлопок вздорожает.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • hit the ceiling — or[hit the roof] {v. phr.}, {slang} To become violently angry; go into a rage. * /When Elaine came home at three in the morning, her father hit the ceiling./ * /Bob hit the roof when Joe teased him./ Syn.: BLOW A FUSE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • hit the ceiling — or[hit the roof] {v. phr.}, {slang} To become violently angry; go into a rage. * /When Elaine came home at three in the morning, her father hit the ceiling./ * /Bob hit the roof when Joe teased him./ Syn.: BLOW A FUSE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • hit\ the\ ceiling — • hit the ceiling • hit the roof v. phr. slang To become violently angry; go into a rage. When Elaine came home at three in the morning, her father hit the ceiling. Bob hit the roof when Joe teased him. Syn.: blow a fuse …   Словарь американских идиом

  • hit the ceiling — If someone hits the ceiling, they lose their temper and become very angry …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • hit the ceiling — hit the ceiling/roof informal to become very angry and start shouting. If I m late again he ll hit the roof …   New idioms dictionary

  • hit the ceiling — verb get very angry and fly into a rage The professor combusted when the student didn t know the answer to a very elementary question Spam makes me go ballistic • Syn: ↑flip one s lid, ↑blow up, ↑throw a fit, ↑hit the roof, ↑have kittens, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • hit the ceiling — AND hit the roof tv. to get ery angry. □ She really hit the ceiling when she found out what happened. □ My dad’ll hit the roof when he finds out about this …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • hit the ceiling — verb to be explosively angry. To lose ones temper When my dad found out I had failed the exams, he just hit the ceiling. Syn: blow ones top, go ape, go apeshit, hit the roof, lose it, lose ones rag, lose ones temper …   Wiktionary

  • hit the ceiling — get angry His wife is going to hit the ceiling when she sees the bill for the car repair …   Idioms and examples

  • hit the ceiling — become very angry, lose your cool    The third time we were late for class, she hit the ceiling …   English idioms

  • hit the ceiling or roof — idi+inf hit the ceiling or roof, Informal. to lose one s temper; become enraged …   From formal English to slang


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