raise the roof
Party extremely loudly
To raise the roof is to make a lot of noise, especially through enthusiastic celebration or loud protest.
A crowd raises the roof when cheering wildly; an angry parent raises the roof when discovering their teenager threw a party.
The image is of sound so intense it lifts the ceiling: The fans raised the roof when the home team scored.
- blow a gasketLose one's temper violently
- see redBecome intensely angry
- lose your coolBecome visibly upset
- kick up a fussComplain noisily and dramatically
- whoop it upCelebrate noisily and energetically
paint the town red · anger · celebrate · cheer · excitement · clamor · stomp · make some noise · jubilation · racket · din · revelry · wild night · holler · roar · joy · enthusiasm · fun
- dance movespirouette, shimmy, waltz, tango, cha-cha
- constructionconstruction site, building site, hammer, building, beam
noise level and expressiveness
raise the roofdead silence
Total absence of sound
silence · keep quiet · deafening silence · be silent · quiet contemplation
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