Asked in: SSC Selection Post Ph-14 2026 (Matriculation Level)
through the roof in SSC previous-year questions
- SSC Selection Post Ph-14 2026 (Matriculation Level) Idioms & Phrases
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: ‘Through the roof’
Answer & explanation
Answer: A) Extremely high
Meaning: through the roof = (of prices, figures, levels) extremely high, rising very fast *(आसमान छूना, बहुत ऊँचा)*.
*Onion prices have gone through the roof this month.*
Origin.
The picture is of something rising so high that it bursts out through the top of a building.
*Go through the roof* can also mean *to become very angry* *(आग-बबूला होना)* — same image of a sudden burst upward.
Why the others are wrong.
#B Broken completely *(पूरी तरह टूटा हुआ)* — that is smashed to smithereens or in pieces.
#B Moving very fast *(बहुत तेज़ चलना)* — that is at breakneck speed or like greased lightning.
#B Difficult to explain *(समझाना कठिन)* — that is beyond words or a riddle.
Answer: Extremely high
through the roof – questions
Has through the roof been asked in SSC exams?
Yes – through the roof has been asked in SSC exams: SSC Selection Post Ph-14 2026 (Matriculation Level).