hit the roof

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hit the roof - get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic"

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

rage - feel intense anger; "Rage against the dying of the light!"

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blow a fuse
blow one's stack
flip one's lid
flip one's wig
go ballistic

have a fit
have kittens
hit the ceiling
lose one's temper
throw a fit

As Tony made no answer, she sat up, whereupon her head hit the roof, and it opened like the lid of a box, and to her bewilderment she saw all around her the Kensington Gardens lying deep in snow.

The Little White Bird by Barrie, James Matthew View in context

As Tony made no answer, she sat up, whereupon her head hit the roof, and it opened like the lid of a box, and to her bewilderment she saw all around her the Kensington Gardens lying deep in snow.

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens by Barrie, James Matthew View in context

Then,the car hit the roof of the gatehouse smartly, snapped a flag staff, played a tune upon some telegraph wires, and sent a broken wire like a whip-lash to do its share in accumulating unpopularity.

The War in the Air by Wells, H.G. View in context

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