English Idioms: Go through the roof

English Idioms About “Music”
Idiom: Strike a chord
Meaning: If something strikes a chord with you, it reminds you of something, it seems familiar to you or you are interested in it.
Example: That woman struck a chord with me. It seems to me that I had seen her before.

English Idioms About “Food”
Idiom: Above the salt
Meaning: If someone is above the salt they are of high standing or honor. The origin of the phrase dates back to the medieval times. Then salt which was a valuable seasoning was placed in the middle of a dining table and the lord and his family were seated “above the salt” and other guests or servants below.
Example: In medieval times lords used to sit above the salt.

English Idioms About “Sport”
Idiom: Wait for the ball to drop
Meaning: To wait in expectation of an occurrence.
Example: When the scandal was publicly revealed, he waited for the ball to drop as he was involved.

English Idioms About “Food”
Idiom: Hot potato
Meaning: An awkward or delicate problem with which nobody wants to be associated.
Example: Gun control in the United States has always been a hot potato for politicians.

English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Dog-eat-dog
Meaning: Said about a world where people do anything to be successful.
Example: It’s disheartening to know that we are living in a dog-eat-dog world.

English Idioms About “Work”
Idiom: Back to the salt mines
Meaning: If you go back to the salt mines, it means you have to return back to the workplace.
Example: The vacation is over. Back to the salt mines!