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How to pronounce hit the ceiling in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms blow a fuse, blow one's stack, blow up, combust, flip one's lid, flip one's wig, fly off the handle, go ballistic, have a fit, have kittens, hit the roof, lose one's temper, throw a fit
Type of rage

Examples of hit the ceiling

hit the ceiling
The defendant threw it again and it hit the ceiling causing plaster to fall off.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
At Saturday's practice, nearly every punt junior Zoltan Mesko kicked hit the ceiling.
From the freep.com
The 60 passengers not wearing seatbelts and standing crew hit the ceiling.
From the nzherald.co.nz
A 734-page book hit stores across the country last week, and the CIA hit the ceiling.
From the time.com
And if Hazard has hit the ceiling of his ability, they would be correct.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
The seat toppled backwards and his feet nearly hit the ceiling, she said.
From the kentucky.com
The U.S. doesn't hit the debt ceiling if it cuts spending to the level of income.
From the businessweek.com
In other words, once somebody has hit the ceiling, somebody else must come along to smash it.
From the independent.co.uk
I think certainly there is a feeling the sport has hit the ceiling.
From the goal.blogs.nytimes.com