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    HIT THE ROOF

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Get very angry and fly into a rageplay

    Example:

    Spam makes me go ballistic

    Synonyms:

    blow a fuse; blow one's stack; blow up; combust; flip one's lid; flip one's wig; fly off the handle; go ballistic; have a fit; have kittens; hit the ceiling; hit the roof; lose one's temper; throw a fit

    Classified under:

    Verbs of feeling

    Hypernyms (to "hit the roof" is one way to...):

    rage (feel intense anger)

    Sentence frames:

    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s PP

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