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housetop
house·top H0301800 (hous′tŏp′)n. The roof of a house.Idiom: shout/proclaim from the housetops To make known publicly.housetop (ˈhaʊsˌtɒp) n1. (Architecture) the roof of a house2. proclaim from the housetops to announce (something) publiclyhouse•top (ˈhaʊsˌtɒp)
n. the top or roof of a house. Idioms: from the housetops, publicly; so that all can hear. [1520–30] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  housetop - the roof of a house; "shout it from the housetops"roof - a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building |
Translationshousetop
shout (something) from the housetop(s)To share some news or information publicly and with as many people as possible. I was ready to shout that we'd be having a baby from the housetops, but my wife wanted to wait for a while before we made the news public. I know you want to shout it from the housetop that you came in first in your class, but you should have a bit of modesty about it.See also: shoutproclaim (something) from the housetop(s)To share some news or information publicly and with as many people as possible. I was ready to proclaim from the housetop that we'd be having a baby, but my wife wanted to wait for a while before we made the news public. I know you want to proclaim it from the housetops that you came in first in your class, but you should think about how it might make the other students feel and have a bit of modesty about it.See also: proclaimscream (something) from the housetop(s)To share some news or information publicly and with as many people as possible. I was ready to scream from the housetop that we'd be having a baby, but my wife wanted to wait for a while before we made the news public. I know you want to scream it from the housetops that you came in first in your class, but you should think about how it might make the other students feel and have a bit of modesty about it.See also: screamproclaim (something) from the housetopsTo share some news or information publicly and with as many people as possible. I was ready to proclaim from the housetops that we'd be having a baby, but my wife wanted to wait for a while before we made the news public. I know you want to proclaim it from the housetops that you came in first in your class, but you should think about how it might make the other students feel.See also: housetop, proclaimproclaim (or shout) something from the housetops announce something publicly.See also: housetop, proclaim, somethingshout, etc. something from the ˈhousetops/ˈrooftops (informal) tell something to everyone: Don’t shout it from the housetops, will you? I want to keep it a secret just between us for a while. ♢ He was in love and wanted to shout it from the rooftops. OPPOSITE: keep quiet about somethingSee also: housetop, rooftop, somethingshout from the housetops/rooftops, toTo publicize something. Obviously antedating electronic communication, this term echoes a slightly different one in the Bible, where Jesus exhorts his disciples to spread the word of God: “Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops” (Luke 12:3). See also: housetop, shoutEncyclopediaSeeshouthousetop
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