Relationship breakup
Denny must have hit the roof.
hit the roof :
or hit the ceiling
informal : to become very angry or upset
▪ His parents really hit the roof when they found out he had flunked out of school.
flunk out :
[phrasal verb] US, informal : to be required to leave a school because you have failed your courses
▪ He tried going to college, but he flunked out after one year. — often + of ▪ He flunked out of college.
hit the nail on the head :
informal : to be exactly right
▪ He hit the nail on the head with that analysis.
even worse
I heard their marriage was on the rocks.
on the rocks :
having a lot of problems and likely to fail
▪ Their marriage is on the rocks. [=in trouble]
June walked out on Denny.
X walks out on Y :
to leave (someone) suddenly and unexpectedly : to abandon or desert (someone)
▪ He walked out on his wife and children.
He treated her like a doormat.
doormat :
informal : someone who is treated badly by other people and does not complain
▪ She was tired of being a doormat and decided it was time to stand up for herself.
When she left, she took everything but kitchen sink.
everything but kitchen sink :
▪ When he goes on vacation he takes along everything but the kitchen sink. [=an extremely large number of things]
I'm sorry things didn't pan out for them.
pun out for :
to have the end or result that you want : to succeed or turn out well
▪ If things don't pan out [=work out] here, I'll move back to the city.
▪ Her plans never panned out.
▪ He applied for a number of jobs and is hoping that one of them will pan out. [=hoping that he will get one of the jobs]