Hit the ceiling
 

hit the ceiling /hit ðə‘si:liŋ/

勃然大怒，极度激动，暴跳如雷
 

This phrase means that someone is very angry and flies into a rage.

这个短语形容某人非常生气，可以说是火冒三丈了。
 

He hit the ceiling when I told him that he needed to finish the work right now.

当我告诉他，必须立刻完成工作时，他勃然大怒了。
 

Every time Tom did something wrong, the teacher would hit the ceiling.

每次Tom一做错事，老师就会勃然大怒。