scraping someone off the ceiling

A form of scrape someone off the ceiling — Used to describe the response to someone who is either experiencing great pain, who is very frightened, or is very elated.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of scrape someone off the ceiling
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APA

scraping someone off the ceiling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scraping%20someone%20off%20the%20ceiling

MLA

“scraping someone off the ceiling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scraping%20someone%20off%20the%20ceiling. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scraping someone off the ceiling,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scraping%20someone%20off%20the%20ceiling.

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