| 单词 | raise the roof |
| 释义 | raise the roofSEE SYNONYMS FOR raise the roof ON THESAURUS.COM Be extremely noisy and boisterous, as in They'd had a lot to drink and were really raising the roof last night. Complain loudly and angrily, as in When the landlord increased the rent, the tenants raised the roof about his lack of repairs and maintenance. Both usages convey the image of the roof being lifted because it cannot contain either noise or rage. [Slang; mid-1800s] Also see hit the ceiling. Words nearby raise the roofraise one's sights, raise one's voice, raise the ante, raise the curtain, raise the devil, raise the roof, raisin, raising, raising plate, Raisin River, raison d'état The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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