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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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adverb

In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.

“He discovered penicillin largely accidentally.”

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Dictionary Entry

hit the roof

Part of Speechverb

To be explosively angry; to lose one's temper.

In a Sentence

“When I found out he wrecked my brand-new car, I hit the roof.”

Origin

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Synonyms

blow one's topflip outgo apego apeshitlose itlose one's rag

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Related Words

hit the ceilinggo ballistichit outhit the fango nucleardetonatespit firekerblam

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