go through the ceiling

“We saw demand for robot usage just go through the ceiling,” said Alastair Westgarth, the CEO of Starship Technologies, which recently completed its 2 millionth delivery.

“The greater political risk would be if those figures continue to go through the ceiling and he didn’t act.”

It was unclear Saturday night what technique was used by the man to go through the ceiling.

It was obvious, therefore, that if Indian weighed over that he would not reach the ceiling; but if he should go through the ceiling that would mean just as clearly that he was under the limit and need not "reduce."

Observes Agricultural Economist Don Paarlberg of Purdue University: "Lifting the embargo would say to consumers that we are exposing ourselves to another great grain robbery by the Soviets, and the price of food in this country would go through the ceiling."