raise the roof

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raise the roof

to make a loud noise by shouting, clapping or singing They finished the set with their current hit and the audience raised the roof.

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It's like breaking a few back windows in a man's house; whereas, if you want to make him really sit up, you must try at least to raise the roof. The Secret Agent by Conrad, Joseph View in context			rainbow raining cats and dogs raise raise a hue and cry raise a stink raise Cain raise eyebrows raise from raise from the dead raise game raise glass to raise hackles raise hand against raise havoc with raise hell raise hob with raise its head raise money for raise objection raise sights raise some eyebrows raise the ante raise the bar raise the devil raise the dickens raise the roof raise the spectre of raise the stakes raise to raise to the surface raise up raise voice raise voice against raise with raised raised in a barn raison d'être rake rake around rake in rake off rake out of rake over the ashes rake over the coals rake through rake up rally rally around rally to ralph ralph up			Raise Only Non Forcing Raise or Fold raise questions Raise Responsibility System raise sights raise sights raise sights raise sights raise sights raise some eyebrows RAISE Specification Language RAISE Specification Language RAISE Specification Language RAISE Specification Language RAISE Specification Language raise specious objection to raise spirits raise standard raise standard raise standard raise standard raise taxes raise the ante raise the ante raise the ante raise the ante raise the ante raise the bar raise the devil raise the dickens raise the roof raise the specter of raise the spectre of raise the stakes raise the stakes raise the stakes raise the stakes raise the stakes raise the stakes raise the standard raise the standard raise the standard raise the standard raise to raise to a higher position raise to distinction raise to the surface raise troops raise up raise up raise up one’s voice raise voice raise voice against raise with Raise Your Banners Raise Your Game Raise Your Hand Raise Your Voice Raise, Train and Sustain raiseable raised

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