hit the ceiling

The small fermenting tanks from my last visit had been replaced by much larger ones that she was planning to return because their tops wouldn’t open without hitting the ceiling.

Passengers who were on board a Dublin-bound flight which experienced severe turbulence have described seeing people 'hit the ceiling' when the aircraft dropped very suddenly.

“Within an instant, they hit the ceiling of the cabin and dropped right back onto the floor.”

Speaking to the BBC, Mr Jokat revealed that people had hit the ceiling with such force "some of the roof panels were broken".

Once, as he was boiling eggs, they exploded and hit the ceiling.