hit the ceiling勃然大怒
The idiom refers to someone who is really angry. when people become angry ,their body bulids up pressure and the room seems too small for them ,so they "hit the ceiling" .this means that they become so angry that their body is like a balloon and touches the ceiling .it also means that their angry is too great for such a small room and they hit the ceiling.
americans often use this term to refer to angry people .part of the reason is that it is a funny idiom.when someone is so angry .people should try to calm him down in order to prevent him from doing something violent.
usually ,saying something funny helps to lessen some of this angry because laughing is a great way of calming down .once they laugh ,they will not be so angry any more and can look at things clear. so ,next time your friend becomes angry with you ,just say"oh,you sure hit the ceiling!"and most likely,he will laugh instead of dangerously hitting you .
here is an example.
A:did you see tom yesterday?
B:no,i didn't.what happened?
A:well ,tom discovered that his daughter got an "0"score on her test!
B:i can't believe it !tom must have been very angry.
A:yes indeed,he hit the ceiling !
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老美口头禅
americans often use this term to refer to angry people .part of the reason is that it is a funny idiom.when someone is so angry .people should try to calm him down in order to prevent him from doing something violent.
usually ,saying something funny helps to lessen some of this angry because laughing is a great way of calming down .once they laugh ,they will not be so angry any more and can look at things clear. so ,next time your friend becomes angry with you ,just say"oh,you sure hit the ceiling!"and most likely,he will laugh instead of dangerously hitting you .
here is an example.
A:did you see tom yesterday?
B:no,i didn't.what happened?
A:well ,tom discovered that his daughter got an "0"score on her test!
B:i can't believe it !tom must have been very angry.
A:yes indeed,he hit the ceiling !
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口语惯用句
老美口头禅
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