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hits the roof

hits the roof is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hit the roof.

Meaning of hit the roof

Verb

hit the roof (third-person singular simple present hits the roof, present participle hitting the roof, simple past and past participle hit the roof)

  1. (idiomatic) To be explosively angry; to lose one's temper.
    • When he found out I wrecked his brand-new car, he hit the roof.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hit, the, roof.
    • Snider’s dad slipped. He hit the roof with a thump, letting go of Snider to throw his arms out and catch himself.2009, Alan Gratz, The Brooklyn Nine: A Novel in Nine Innings, Speak, Penguin Group, published 2010, →ISBN, page 268

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Hits the roof is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hit the roof.

Words near hits the roof in the dictionary

  1. hits the pan
  2. hits the pavement
  3. hits the rack
  4. hits the road
  5. hits the rocks
  6. hits the roof
  7. hits the sack
  8. hits the sauce
  9. hits the sheets
  10. hits the shelves
  11. hits the shops

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