I'm usually a pretty calm person, but whenever I start driving, I find I lose my temper at the slightest inconvenience. When my dad found out I had failed the exams, he completely lost his temper.
(idiomatic) To be explosively angry. To become extremely angry or upset.
My parents are going to hit the roof if they find out we had a party here! The boss hit the roof when he saw that we'd already blown through the budget.
(slang, idiomatic) To begin traveling in an automobile or other road vehicle./(slang, idiomatic) To leave a place; to go away.
