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roof 1. noun the flight deck of an aircraft carrier UK, 1998.► on the roofpaid for by the management of the establishment. A variation of ON THE HOUSE UK, 2002 2. verb to break into a building through the roof US, 1972
idiomroofgo through the roof/ceiling1 used in order to say that something has suddenly become much more expensive, or that the amount of something, especially a financial activity, has suddenly increased a lot:Beer sales have gone through the roof because of the recent spell of hot weather.We were hoping to move this winter, but then house prices went through the roof and we couldn't afford any of the areas we wanted to live in.As soon as you get sick, your health insurance goes through the ceiling.2 spoken (also hit the roof/ceiling) to suddenly become very angry:Alison'll go through the roof when she sees what you've done to her dress.When we learned that the city was planning to give developers a piece of public park for a private resort, we hit the ceiling.raise/lift the roofif a group of people raise the roof they make a lot of noise, by singing, shouting etc:We want lots of people to come to the concert - we will be having plenty of popular hymns so everyone can join in and raise the roof.When Ella Shields came on stage, the applause nearly raised the roof. phraseroof[roofed, roofed, roofing]
roof in/over
roof in/over sth • roof sth in/over BrE to cover an open space by building a roof over it: We're going to roof in the yard to make a garage. The old swimming pool had been roofed over with glass panels.
See:- a cat on a hot tin roof
- a roof over your head
- be like a cat on a hot tin roof
- busy as a beaver
- cat on a hot tin roof
- cat on a hot tin roof, like a
- fall off the roof
- go through the roof
- go through the roof, to
- have snow on the roof
- hit the ceiling
- hit the roof
- hit the roof/ceiling
- keyed up
- keyed up to the roof
- lift/raise the roof
- like a cat on a hot tin roof
- like a cat on hot bricks
- live under the same roof
- raise the roof
- raise the roof, to
- roof over
- roof over (one's) head
- roof over one's head, a
- snow on the roof
- the roof caves in
- the roof falls in
- under (one's) roof
- under one roof
- under one/the same roof
- under the same roof
- under your roof
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