through the roof

phrase

: at an extremely or excessively high level
Prices are through the roof.

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Hours later, Hussein Ayash entered his hometown, standing up to flash a V for victory sign through the roof of a convertible car. — Fadi Tawil, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 The biggest downside is that expectations are through the roof, and anything less than excellence will be a massive disappointment. — David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2026 Yes, now The Sun is publishing nudity and interfering with police investigations and doing all sorts of nefarious things, but circulation is going through the roof. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026 McLead also shared photos showing the damage from a pine tree that crashed through the roof of a storage building at Chesterton Park during a storm on July 27. — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for through the roof

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“Through the roof.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/through%20the%20roof. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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