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bring the house down |
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bring the house down 1. Lit. to cause a house to collapse. The most severe earthquake in years finally brought the house down. The earthquake brought down all the houses on the hillside. 2. Fig. [for a performance or a performer] to excite the audience into making a great clamor of approval. Karen's act brought the house down. She really brought down the house with her comedy. bring the house down if someone or something brings the house down during a play or show, they make the people watching it laugh or clap very loudly The clown sang a duet with the talking horse, which brought the house down every night. bring the house down also bring down the house to entertain people very successfully, so that they laugh or clap for a long time The clown sang a duet with the talking horse, which brought the house down every night. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The short boy had gained a great advantage over the tall boy, who was reduced to mortal strait, and both were overlooked by a large heavy man, perched against the corner of a table, who emphatically adjured them to strike a little more fire out of the swords, and they couldn't fail to bring the house down, on the very first night. It was deafening, distressing, and vaguely alarming as if it could bring the house down. |
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