動詞 hit the ceiling:

1. get very angry and fly into a rage
   同義詞：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, go ballistic

1. Prices in the shops have hit the ceiling over the last few weeks.
   上幾個星期，商店的價格漲得出奇的高。
2. I nearly hit the ceiling when you spoke.
   你一開口就嚇了我一大跳。
3. Don't creep around so quietly! I nearly hit the ceiling when you spoke.
   不要躡手躡腳的！你突然張口說話時，把我嚇了個半死。