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go through the roofA dramatic physical or emotional reaction or tirade to any of these. A disappointment, a great omission or error, an unnecessary loss due to inattention or carelessness.Rate it:

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through the roofRapidly increasing.Rate it:

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Man On The Roof!Depression Daze "Warning" in a Social Gathering or 'Knot of Male Conversationalists' of proximity of A Lady Within Earshot, So "Watch Your Filthy Language!"Rate it:

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like a cat on a hot tin roofJumpy, nervous.Rate it:

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hit the roofTo be explosively angry.Rate it:

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Hit the RoofTo instantly loose temper, to get extremely furiousRate it:

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raise the roof2008 Oct. 15, Leslie Ferenc, "Voters opt for stability of Guarnieri" in the Toronto Star (Canada)Rate it:

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raise the roofTo cause a commotion, as by boisterous celebrating or loud complaining; to make considerable noise.2008 Oct. 15, Leslie Ferenc, "Voters opt for stability of Guarnieri" in the Toronto Star (Canada)Jubilant Liberal supporters raised the roof of a Mississauga restaurant after incumbent Albina Guarnieri was swept back into office for her seventh term.Rate it:

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roof over one's headSomewhere to live; shelter.Rate it:

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roof ratsSquirrelsRate it:

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through in through outWhen in depth explaining something. Something so deep in meaning.Rate it:

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occasionem praetermittere, amittere (through carelessness), omittere (deliberately), dimittere (through indifference)to lose, let slip an opportunity.Rate it:

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through and throughCompletely; entirely; fundamentally.Rate it:

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follow throughTo finish; to complete, especially, of a commitment.Rate it:

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in through the back doorTo introduce a measure in a way which one's opponents will not notice.Rate it:

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leaf throughRapidly reading short sections at random.Rate it:

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lie through one's teethTo tell a gross or egregious untruth.Rate it:

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see someone throughTo suffice for a time.Rate it:

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slip through the cracksTo escape notice or lack sufficient attention.Rate it:

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Talk Through Your HatTalking in a non-sense manner; talking about something without knowing about itRate it:

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fall throughTo be unsuccessful, abort, come to nothing/naught; to be cancelled; not to proceed.Rate it:

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the way to a man's heart is through his stomachCooking for a man is a good way to win his affections.Rate it:

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like shit through a goosevery fastRate it:

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run throughTo go through by running.Rate it:

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come throughTo survive.Rate it:

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go through withTo proceed; to continue.Rate it:

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pass throughTo transit something.Rate it:

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run throughTo pervade, of a quality that is characteristic of a group, organisation, or system.Rate it:

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sail throughTo pass or progress quickly and easily.Rate it:

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think throughTo fully consider an action, and understand all its consequences.Rate it:

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look through rose-tinted glassesAlternative spelling of wear rose-colored glasses.Rate it:

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pass throughTo infiltrate.Rate it:

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run throughTo repeat something.Rate it:

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run throughTo briefly summarise.Rate it:

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slip throughTo barely pass; to minimally succeed at something.Rate it:

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strike throughPartly obliterate text by drawing a continuous line through the centre thereof, usually to indicate the deletion of an error or obsolete information.Rate it:

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get throughTo overcome; to endure.Rate it:

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rattle throughTo do something extremely quickly and perfunctorily.Rate it:

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swing throughTo swing and miss at a pitch.Rate it:

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it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of godThe rich can afford more immoral behavior than the poor.Rate it:

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carry throughTo manage to execute; to perform successfully, all the way to the end.Rate it:

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drag through the mudto tarnish or spoil enough so that it is no longer respectableRate it:

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hear through the grapevineTo hear rumors; to learn through friends of friends.Rate it:

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talk throughTo tell someone step by step how to do something.Rate it:

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break throughUsed other than as an idiom: see break, through.Rate it:

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break throughTo gain popularity.Rate it:

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break throughTo penetrate the defence of the opposition.Rate it:

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breeze throughTo get through or succeed in quickly and easily.Rate it:

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camel through the eye of a needleHyperbole to illustrate that something is almost impossible to do or to happen.Rate it:

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check throughTo inspect something, often to try to find errors, problems, etc.Rate it:

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