Off The Roof Expression

I recall a rather pretentious friend read acquaintance of mine once telling her boyfriend that she d drunk an elegant sufficiency.

Off the roof expression.

It probably is related to a literal roof of a house. This expression originated in the first half of the 1900s. Submitted by walter rader editor from sacramento ca usa on jun 04 2013. Definitions by the largest idiom dictionary.

My anxiety level has been out the roof lately. If something actually were to go through the roof of a house it would have risen very high and fast and unexpectedly as well. 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. People often use this idiom to describe prices that shoot up quickly or stocks.

Stairs he had become so entangled in the loose ends of the ropes that both he and his burden tumbled in a heap upon the roof and might have rolled off if tip had not. Sergeant long will hit the roof when i tell him you ve gone off. Definition of roof in the idioms dictionary. The dictionary of american slang doesn t have the expression at all.

Last edited on jun 04 2013. Of an emotion or feeling very high. Hit the roof go through the roof phrase v inflects. Falling off the roof.

Posted by sr on october 19 2004. Roof idioms by the free 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. Shoot a bunny posted by ward on october 19 2004.