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English
Pronunciation
Verb
raise the roof (third-person singular simple present raises the roof, present participle raising the roof, simple past and past participle raised the roof)
- (idiomatic, informal) To cause a commotion, as by boisterous celebrating or loud complaining; to make considerable noise.
1918 December 24, “A Bold Assertion”, in Ashburton Guardian, New Zealand, section 2:What Jack loves above all is a song with a rousing chorus... in which Jack can do his bit towards "raising the roof".
1956 November 7, “Ruth Millett”, in Victoria Advocate, Texas, section 5:This is . . . why she raises the roof if he pays too much attention to another woman at a party.
1987, Public Enemy, “Raise the Roof”, in Yo! Bum Rush the Show:You gotta raise the roof because it's all on fire
2008 October 15, Leslie Ferenc, “Voters opt for stability of Guarnieri”, in Toronto Star, Canada:Jubilant Liberal supporters raised the roof of a Mississauga restaurant after incumbent Albina Guarnieri was swept back into office for her seventh term.
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cause a commotion
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 喧鬧 (zh) (xuānnào), 喧囂 (zh) (xuānxiāo)
- Finnish: pitää meteliä
- Russian: please add this translation if you can
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