GO THROUGH THE ROOF (CEILING) and GET FEET WET:

From Sampath’s Desk:

 

GO THROUGH THE ROOF / HIT THE ROOF / GO THROUGH THE CEILING and GET FEET WET:

 

 

 

GO THROUGH THE ROOF / HIT THE ROOF / GO THROUGH THE CEILING:

 

 

Meaning:

 

To rise to a high level – to become extremely angry – to increase significantly and often suddenly – increase by a lot very rapidly – getting annoyed and irritated to the extent of yelling at someone

 

 

Example sentences:

 

Prices have GONE THROUGH THE ROOF.

 

When I was expelled from school, my parents WENT THROUGH THE ROOF.

 

When my father returned home and saw the mess, he HIT THE ROOF.

 

My mother HIT THE ROOF when she saw my grades in the last semester.

 

Sales WENT THROUGH THE CEILING and the hospitals began reporting shortages of Covid-19 vaccines.

 

If he did what she said, she was happy, but if he didn’t, she WENT THROUGH THE CEILING.

 

 

GET YOUR FEET WET:

 

 

Meaning:

 

To have a first experience in something - to try/begin to do something new and for the first time - to begin doing a new job, activity, exercise, etc. in usually a slow and simple way in order to become more familiar with it - trying to get the first-time experience – embark on a new venture or hitherto unexplored/unchartered territory – to try to get involved in some new areas for the first time

 

 

 

Example sentences:

 

She GOT HER FEET WET at her new job by doing some simple filing tasks in that office.

 

I am confident that you will be able to drive a stick shift, you just need to GET YOUR FEET WET first.

 

Of course, he can’t do the job right. He has hardly GOT HIS FEET WET yet.

 

I can hardly fit into that job. For, I have barely GOT MY FEET WET.

 

This one-week course offers a chance to GET YOUR FEET WET in the new area of your interest.

 

She worked as a substitute teacher for a while just to GET HER FEET WET.

 

 

Proverb:

 

முதல் கோணல் முற்றிலும் கோணல்.

If crooked at first, it will be so throughout.

 

 

(R.SAMPATH)

8/3/2021