It probably is related to a literal roof of a house.
Throw off the roof meaning.
If something actually were to go through the roof of a house it would have risen very high and fast and unexpectedly as well.
To rid oneself of someone or something.
Go through the roof definition.
To rise to a very high level.
People often use this idiom to describe prices that shoot up quickly or stocks.
When i told my mother she went through the roof.
A noun or pronoun can be used between throw and off i ve had a bad.
This expression originated in the first half of the 1900s.
You thought you had certain protections but you are reaching beyond your capability.
Compare with go through the ceiling.
To hurl or cast someone or something off.
The horse threw its rider off as it bucked wildly.
Hit the roof go through the roof phrase v inflects sergeant long will hit the roof when i tell him you ve gone off.
This referred to the defenestration which had occurred in prague s city hall.
To cast off often in a hurried or vigorous manner.
To cast someone or something out.
Defenestration from old french fenestre inherited from latin fenestra is the act of throwing someone or something out of a window.
To dream about falling off a roof indicates that you do not have a firm grip of your current position.
6 if a group of people inside a building raise the roof they make a very loud noise for example by singing or shouting.
She took one look at my hair and hit the roof.
The term was coined around the time of an incident in prague castle in the year 1618 which became the spark that started the thirty years war this was done in good bohemian style.
Verb to free oneself from.
If someone goes through the roof or hits the roof they suddenly become very angry and usually show their anger by shouting at someone.
Compare with hit the ceiling.
A noun or pronoun can be used between throw and off he threw off his hat and jacket in anger.