Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hit the ceiling

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.15 in modern English

Syllables
hit the -ceil-ing
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of hit the roof.

Inflected Forms

hits the ceiling (present, singular) hitting the ceiling (participle, present)

Synonyms

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

Questions

What does hit the ceiling mean?
Alternative form of hit the roof.

How to pronounce hit the ceiling

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