hit the ceiling

A form of hit the roof — To be explosively angry; to lose one's temper.

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flip one's lidblow upthrow a fithit the roofhave kittenshave a fitcombustblow one's stack
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Meanings

verbhit the ceiling (third-person singular simple present hits the ceiling, present participle hitting the ceiling, simple past and past participle hit the ceiling)

present singular third person hits the ceiling · participle present hitting the ceiling

  1. alternativeAlternative form of hit the roof.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbget very angry and fly into a rage

Similar
flip one's lidblow upthrow a fithit the roofhave kittenshave a fitcombustblow one's stackfly off the handleflip one's wiglose one's temperblow a fusego ballistic
Broader
rage
Also see
blow a fuseblow one's stackblow one's topblow upcombustflip one's lidflip one's wigfly off the handlego apeshitgo ballistichave a fithave kittenshit the rooflose itlose one's coollose one's mindlose one's raglose one's temperpop one's corkthrow a fit

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

hit the ceiling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hit%20the%20ceiling

MLA

“hit the ceiling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hit%20the%20ceiling. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hit the ceiling,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hit%20the%20ceiling.

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