看美剧学英语俚语：Hit the ceiling/roof

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Hit the ceiling /roof: to become extremely angry; to give vent to a burst of anger or angry protest; to be extremely angry, to become very angry; (informal) suddenly become very angry, As in My parents are going to hit the roof if they find out we had a party here!

中文释义：hit the ceiling 听上去像是砸天花板，而实际上这是一种夸张的比喻。中文有句话叫“怒发冲冠”，形容人发起火来头发竖起来把帽子顶起来，英文中则更加夸张，怒气何止是顶起帽子，简直直冲天花板。所以hit the ceiling其实表示的是“大发雷霆、暴跳如雷”。hit the roof 也有类似这种用法。“Hit the roof”的意思是“勃然大怒，暴跳如雷”，都撞到天花板了，足可见火气有多么大。例句：She hit the ceiling when her boyfriend kept staring straightly at other pretty girls.（当她的男朋友直勾勾地盯着其他漂亮女孩看时, 她大发雷霆。）