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HUBLOT Posted 14 years ago
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Send a bill through the ceiling
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Summer has arrived and as the temperatures begin to soar, many consumers can expect their electric bill to do the same. As the hot weather sets in, air conditioners will be working on full blast effectively sending a reasonable electric bill through the ceiling.
May I ask what "send a bill through the ceiling" means?
Summer has arrived and as the temperatures begin to soar, many consumers can expect their electric bill to do the same. As the hot weather sets in, air conditioners will be working on full blast effectively sending a reasonable electric bill through the ceiling.
May I ask what "send a bill through the ceiling" means?
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"Send <x> through the ceiling" is an idiom meaning "cause a large increase in <x>", although (at least in my area) "through the roof" is more common.
- "Send <x> through the ceiling" is an idiom meaning "cause a large increase in <x>", although (at least in my area) "through the roof" is more common.
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"Send <x> through the ceiling" is an idiom meaning "cause a large increase in <x>", although (at least in my area) "through the roof" is more common.
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These are also common:
Air conditioners will be working on full blast effectively sending a reasonable electric bill sky high.
Air conditioners will be working on full blast effectively sending a reasonable electric bill into the stratosphere.
Of course it means that if your average bill was $50, your next bill might be $200 or more.
Air conditioners will be working on full blast effectively sending a reasonable electric bill sky high.
Air conditioners will be working on full blast effectively sending a reasonable electric bill into the stratosphere.
Of course it means that if your average bill was $50, your next bill might be $200 or more.
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Thank you, AlpheccaStars and CSnyder.
What does the "reasonable" here mean?
What does the "reasonable" here mean?
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Reasonable:
What would normally be expected.
Affordable.
Logical or sensible.
What would normally be expected.
Affordable.
Logical or sensible.
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