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Ponerse a cien

To go through the roof / To get really worked up

Idioms & Sayings
Notes & Usage:

Colloquial. Literally 'to reach a hundred'. Describes becoming extremely excited, angry, or emotionally worked up. Very common in Spain.

See It in Context

Cuando se lo dije se puso a cien.

When I told him he went through the roof.

Con esas noticias me pongo a cien.

That kind of news gets me really worked up.

—¿Cómo reaccionó? —Se puso a cien, estaba furiosa.

—How did she react? —She went through the roof, she was furious.