Meaning
Become very angry or increase rapidly.
Primary Function
Extreme reaction.
Communicative Purpose
To express sudden intensity (anger/price).
Pattern
go through the roof
Core Structure
go through the roof
Função primária
Extreme reaction.
Propósito comunicativo
To express sudden intensity (anger/price).
Situações de gatilho
Provocation, financial spikes.
Contextos
Everyday, professional.
Padrão
go through the roof
Estrutura central
go through the roof
Slots de substituição
none
Colocados típicos
- prices
- blood pressure
- he
Substituições comuns
- hit the roof (anger)
- skyrocket (prices)
Erros comuns
*go to the roof* (prep)
Similar / contraste
blow a fuse (anger)
Interferências
Not about climbing.
Família do chunk
- Extremity idioms
Nuance
Dramatic, metaphorical.
Efeito pragmático
Emphasises extremity.
Dica de memória
Graph line shooting through ceiling.
Nota
This idiom is commonly used to describe both emotional reactions and numerical increases, emphasizing the sudden and drastic nature of the change.
Upgrade path
escalate beyond tolerance (anger), increase exponentially (prices)
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