be a roaring success
To be extremely or triumphantly successful. For having such a limited budget, their play turned out to be a roaring success. My business was a roaring success in the 1980s and '90s, but the advent of the Internet rendered my services obsolete. I'm worried we're going to lose funding if our research project isn't a roaring success.
be roaring drunk
To be exceptionally drunk, boisterous, and loud. Do you remember last night at all? You were roaring drunk. Once we were all roaring drunk, we went through the town singing and dancing. Hear all that commotion? All the fools who are roaring drunk have come spilling out of the bar, so it must be 2 AM.
do a roaring trade
To sell something very successfully. It's been so hot lately that we've done a roaring trade in selling cold drinks. Stores that sell shovels and rock salt always do a roaring trade after the prediction of a snowstorm. You could do a roaring trade renting umbrellas this close to the beach.
falling-down drunk
Severely intoxicated from alcohol, to the point of being unable to stand upright. On his 21st birthday, Jeff's friends took him to every bar in town until he was falling-down drunk. I'm not surprised you don't remember last night at the bar at all—you were pretty much falling-down drunk. Help him get home, will ya? He started drinking whiskey, and now he's falling-down drunk.
rip-roaring
Particularly vigorous, exciting, exhilarating, or successful. Ziplining is a rip-roaring good time! The bake sale was a rip-roaring success.
roar at (someone or something)
1. To utter a loud, fierce, guttural cry at someone or some animal. The little boy came up and roared at me. He was pretending to be a lion, apparently. The bear roared at the mountain lion to scare it away from her cubs.
2. To issue forth a loud prolonged cry in celebration of something. The crowd roared at the news that their candidate had won the election. The group of fans roared at the mention of the famous artist's name.
3. To laugh uproariously at some humorous person or thing. The entire audience was roaring at the stand-up comic, but I just didn't think he was that funny. It makes me happy to hear my kids roar at the slapstick of The Three Stooges.
roar away
1. To utter a loud, fierce, guttural cry in an unrestrained manner or for some prolonged period of time. The drunk stood on the corner roaring away, obviously incensed over something to which no one but himself was privy. We can always hear the lions roaring away whenever we walk past the zoo.
2. To depart at great speed while making a huge din. Typically said of a motor vehicle or someone riding within one. She called something out to me, but I couldn't quite make it out as the train roared away. The three burglars burst through the doors of the bank, their bags of money in tow, and roared away in a getaway car that was waiting for them in the alley.
roar back
To surge into a position of success after a period of time spent performing less favorably. The team, who fell to a 30–0 disadvantage in the first 20 minutes of play, roared back in the fourth quarter The company has been roaring back into a position of superiority this year, after seeing its share of the market dwindle over the last decade.
roar off
1. Of a motor vehicle or its driver, to leave very quickly while making lots of noise from the engine. Said either of the driver or the vehicle itself. She climbed aboard the motorcycle and roared off into the night. The car had roared off before I could make note of its license plate number.
2. To depart from or off of something in such a fashion. The astronauts hit the ignition switch, and the rocket ship roared off the launch pad. The F1 racers roared off the starting line.
3. To usher someone or some group off of some area, especially for a sporting event, with raucous cheering. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "roar" and "off." The stadium positively shook as 40,000 fans roared the home team off the field after their incredible victory.
roar on
To encourage or support someone or some group of people with raucous cheering. A noun or pronoun can be used between "roar" and "on." The stadium positively shook as 40,000 fans roared on the home team as they took to the field. We were nervous about playing in front of such a large audience, but the sound of our fans roaring us on filled us with confidence.
roar out
To call or shout something in a very loud, guttural, and prolonged cry. A noun or pronoun can be used between "roar" and "out." The crowd of protestors began roaring out demands for the political prisoner to be set free. The frustrated teacher roared the answer out with anger that the students all withdrew into stunned silence.
roar with laughter
To laugh loudly and heartily. The audience roared with laughter during the hilarious skit. Be quiet! If you two keep roaring with laughter like that, you're gonna wake the baby.
roaring drunk
Exceptionally drunk, boisterous, and loud. Do you remember last night at all? You were roaring drunk. We all got roaring drunk and went through the town singing and dancing.
Roaring Twenties
The period between 1920 and 1929, especially in the United States, in which sudden economic growth led to an uninhibited social culture characterized by music, dancing, and alcohol. Often written as the "Roaring '20s." The frenzied growth of the economy in the 1980s, coupled with the inhibitions and party culture of society during that time, has led many to draw parallels between that decade and the Roaring Twenties. I love the aesthetic of the Roaring '20s—flapper dresses, panama hats, jazz music. I just find it all so chic and romantic!
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