shout

be nothing to shout about

to not be especially good or exciting. The pay rise wasn't much to shout about, but I suppose it's better than nothing.

See also: about, nothing

It's all over bar the shouting. (British & Australian)

something that you say when the result of an event or situation is certain. The Italian team played superbly, and by half-time it was all over bar the shouting (= it was certain they would win).

See also: all, bar, it's, over

[laugh/scream/shout etc.] your head off

to laugh/scream/shout etc. very much and very loudly. He laughed his head off when he read the letter.

See also: head, laugh, scream

shout something from the rooftops

if you say you want to shout some news from the rooftops, you mean that you want to tell everyone about it because you are so excited. When I discovered I was pregnant, I wanted to shout it from the rooftops.

See also: from

a shouting match (British, American & Australian, British & Australian)

an argument where people shout at each other. If your child says something rude or unpleasant to you, don't get into a shouting match with them, just leave the room. The debate turned into a slanging match.

See also: match

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shout something from the rooftops

to tell people about something that excites you. Alex was so happy, he wanted to shout the news from the rooftops.

See also: from