hit the ceiling

基本解释

Girls tend to hit the ceiling when their boyfriends keep staring straightly at other birds.
当女孩儿们的男朋友直勾勾地老盯着其他美妞看的时候，她们很容易就勃然大怒。
The short-term crisis is due to the rapid growth of federal debt outstanding that will soon hit the ceiling set by Congress.
短期债务危机是因为快速增长的联邦未偿债务很快会达到国会设定的上限。
The only real damage was a bent fender, but I knew Dad would hit the ceiling when he saw it. Sure enough, he was so angry that he made me pay for the repairs myself.
他说："其实汽车真正给撞坏的地方也就是后面的保险杠。但是，我知道我爸爸看见了会火冒三丈的。果然不出我所料，他真是非常生气，甚至要我自己掏钱来付修理费。"

The father or mother may hit the ceiling when they see the low grades.
A wife may hit the ceiling because her husband forgot their wedding anniversary.

My head hit the ceiling and my feet were funneled together in the narrow footwell.
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