raise the roof
idiom
informal
: to make a lot of noise by playing music, celebrating, shouting, etc.
The crowd raised the roof when the winning goal was scored.
His mother raised the roof when he came home late.
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As ships grow and seas rise, can Baltimore’s port use new bridge to raise the roof?
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Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 8 July 2024
As ships grow and seas rise, can Baltimore's port use new bridge to raise the roof?
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 1 July 2024
San Francisco’s top governing body will spend time on Tuesday discussing what most residents surely would not consider a major priority for the city: whether Julie Park and Tom McDonald can raise the roof of their $2.1 million Victorian home by 7 feet and 3 inches.
—Heather Knight, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
Can this queen’s BFA in Musical Theatre Performance raise the roof at RuPaul’s Drag Race?
—Vulture, 6 Dec. 2023
And then there’s Wheaton, who offers the biggest chance to raise the roof on the SMU backfield.
—Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 3 May 2022
More friends joined them, using house jacks and chain saws to construct arches and install beams to raise the roof to let in more light.
—Seth Schwartz, WSJ, 7 July 2021
Larrañaga celebrated with a few pop and locks and raise the roof pumps while his team cheered him on. 2022 Elite Eight berth Coach Larrañaga led the Hurricanes to their first Elite Eight berth in program history in 2022.
—Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2023
All that’s left to do is install the two side poles and raise the roof.
—Bill Gifford, Outside Online, 26 July 2022
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Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 8 July 2024
As ships grow and seas rise, can Baltimore's port use new bridge to raise the roof?
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 1 July 2024
San Francisco’s top governing body will spend time on Tuesday discussing what most residents surely would not consider a major priority for the city: whether Julie Park and Tom McDonald can raise the roof of their $2.1 million Victorian home by 7 feet and 3 inches.
—Heather Knight, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
Can this queen’s BFA in Musical Theatre Performance raise the roof at RuPaul’s Drag Race?
—Vulture, 6 Dec. 2023
And then there’s Wheaton, who offers the biggest chance to raise the roof on the SMU backfield.
—Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 3 May 2022
More friends joined them, using house jacks and chain saws to construct arches and install beams to raise the roof to let in more light.
—Seth Schwartz, WSJ, 7 July 2021
Larrañaga celebrated with a few pop and locks and raise the roof pumps while his team cheered him on. 2022 Elite Eight berth Coach Larrañaga led the Hurricanes to their first Elite Eight berth in program history in 2022.
—Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2023
All that’s left to do is install the two side poles and raise the roof.
—Bill Gifford, Outside Online, 26 July 2022
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“Raise the roof.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raise%20the%20roof. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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