Collocations for ceiling - noun
1. top surface inside a room
ADJ.
high, low | domed, sloping, suspended, vaulted | painted
The palace is famous for its 17th-century painted ceilings.
The palace is famous for its 17th-century painted ceilings.
CEILING + VERB
collapse
PREP.
on the ~
a fly on the ceiling
a fly on the ceiling
PHRASES
from ceiling to floor/from floor to ceiling
The bathroom has mirrors from ceiling to floor.
The bathroom has mirrors from ceiling to floor.
2. top limit on wages/prices, etc.
ADJ.
expenditure, price
VERB + CEILING
impose, place, put, set
They have put a ceiling on the price of petrol.
They have put a ceiling on the price of petrol.
abolish | lift, raise
The government has decided to lift price ceilings on bread, milk and other staples.
The government has decided to lift price ceilings on bread, milk and other staples.
lower
PREP.
~ on
a ceiling on imports
a ceiling on imports