It probably is related to a literal roof of a house.
Going through the roof origin.
To reach extreme heights.
In 1946 eric hodgins in his popular novel mr.
Go through the roof to to rise unexpectedly high.
Go through the roof definition.
Go through the roof slang 1.
To get very angry.
To grow intensify or rise to an enormous often unexpected degree.
Both meanings date from the mid twentieth century the first slightly antedating the second.
If something actually were to go through the roof of a house it would have risen very high and fast and unexpectedly as well.
Both meanings date from the mid twentieth century the first slightly antedating the second.
In 1946 eric hodgins in his popular novel mr.
Operating costs went through the roof last year.
Blandings builds his dream house wrote the knapp sales curves were going through the roof.
Also to lose one s temper.
To rise to a very high level.
This expression originated in the first half of the 1900s.
Origin of through the roof.
Also to lose one s temper.
Blandings builds his dream house wrote the knapp sales curves were going through the roof.
Go through the roof to to rise unexpectedly high.
Go through the roof definition is to become very angry or upset.