He was so excited that we had to scrape him off the ceiling.
scrape someone off the ceiling
idiomUsed to describe the response to someone who is either experiencing great pain, who is very frightened, or is very elated.
When she heard she won the lottery, she was so thrilled that we practically had to scrape her off the ceiling.
Upon receiving the unexpected news of her promotion, her reaction was so ecstatic that her colleagues joked they would need to scrape her off the ceiling.
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as if someone owns the place
Alternative form of like someone owns the place.
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bamboo ceiling
A social barrier to further promotion or progression, in employment and elsewhere, for a person of East Asian ethnicity.
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beat someone round the ears
To beat (a person) with blows about the head.
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bless someone with
To give or bestow, as a gift from God.
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bow and scrape
To behave in a servile, obsequious, or excessively polite manner.
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brass ceiling
An unwritten, uncodified barrier to promotion or progression for women in law enforcement or the military.
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bring someone to their knees
To defeat and make submit to orders.
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call someone every name in the book
To call someone many abusive names.