"hitting the ceiling" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} hitting the ceiling
  1. present participle and gerund of hit the ceiling Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: hit the ceiling
    Sense id: en-hitting_the_ceiling-en-verb-RAbeHT4E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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