Off The Roof Expression

1960 1 to be sexually incapacitated.

Off the roof expression.

Of an emotion or feeling very high. Falling off the roof. It probably is related to a literal roof of a house. Definition of roof in the idioms dictionary.

Roof idioms by the free dictionary. Hit the roof go through the roof phrase v inflects. Last edited on jun 04 2013. Chapman writes in the dictionary of american slang third edition.

Definitions by the largest idiom dictionary. This expression originated in the first half of the 1900s. Submitted by walter rader editor from sacramento ca usa on jun 04 2013. People often use this idiom to describe prices that shoot up quickly or stocks.

Posted by sr on october 19 2004. 5 if you hit the roof or go through the roof you become very angry indeed and usually show your anger by shouting at someone. The dictionary of american slang doesn t have the expression at all. My anxiety level has been out the roof lately.

What does roof expression mean. Fall off the roof v phr by 1930s to menstruate esp to begin a menstrual period probably a fanciful way to explain bleeding fall off the roof to phr. Shoot a bunny posted by ward on october 19 2004. If something actually were to go through the roof of a house it would have risen very high and fast and unexpectedly as well.