hit the roof
Speech parts
1. hit the roof - Verb
2. hit the roof - Phrase
Meaning
get very angry and fly into a rage
Source: WordNetSynonyms
blow up
blow a fuse
fly off the handle
have a fit
go ballistic
hit the ceiling
throw a fit
flip one's lid
lose one's temper
blow one's stack
flip one's wig
fume
lose it
rage
explode
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Examples
The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question
Spam makes me go ballistic