shake to the rafters

shake to the rafters

Of a building, to seem to physically shake because the people inside are so noisy or enthusiastic. That group rocks hard, man. Every venue on the tour will shake to the rafters. The gym seemed to shake to the rafters when the home team forced overtime at the last second.
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