This expression originated in the first half of the 1900s.
Going through the roof origin.
Operating costs went through the roof last year.
In 1946 eric hodgins in his popular novel mr.
Both meanings date from the mid twentieth century the first slightly antedating the second.
Go through the roof definition.
To get very angry.
Go through the roof to to rise unexpectedly high.
It probably is related to a literal roof of a house.
To rise to a very high level.
To grow intensify or rise to an enormous often unexpected degree.
Go through the roof to to rise unexpectedly high.
Blandings builds his dream house wrote the knapp sales curves were going through the roof.
Both meanings date from the mid twentieth century the first slightly antedating the second.
Also to lose one s temper.
Go through the roof slang 1.
Also to lose one s temper.
Origin of through the roof.
Go through the roof definition is to become very angry or upset.
Blandings builds his dream house wrote the knapp sales curves were going through the roof.
Go through the roof meaning.
To reach extreme heights.
If something actually were to go through the roof of a house it would have risen very high and fast and unexpectedly as well.