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shot through the roof
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00 Is the phrase 'shot through the roof' an idiom? 02 br
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00 It seems to refer to the situation that prices rise so much but I'm not sure of that. 02 br
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00 Would you confirm whether my guess is right or comment some? 02 br
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00 Thanks a lot! 02 br
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00 W: And don’t forget about the price of gas. That’s totally 01 u 01 b 00 shot through the roof. 02 b 02 u 00 I just wish our paychecks were increasing at the same right. 02 br
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00 M: Isn’t that the truth? Yeah, prices are really unbelievable. 0-
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00 Is the phrase 'shot through the roof' an idiom? 02 br
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00 It seems to refer to the situation that prices rise so much but I'm not sure of that. 02 br
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00 Would you confirm whether my guess is right or comment some? 02 br
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00 Thanks a lot! 02 br
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00 W: And don’t forget about the price of gas. That’s totally 01 u 01 b 00 shot through the roof. 02 b 02 u 00 I just wish our paychecks were increasing at the same right. 02 br
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00 M: Isn’t that the truth? Yeah, prices are really unbelievable. 0-
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0 It means "increase a great deal, very quickly." 02 br
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00 You're mostly correct - the "shot" part shows that it happened very fast. 0-
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00 You're mostly correct - the "shot" part shows that it happened very fast. 0-
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