raise the roof, to

raise the roof

To engage in loud, unrestrained, and boisterous behavior, especially at a party or while celebrating. Nearly half the town showed up to the party, and we all raised the roof for the entire night. Fans raised the roof when their team won the championship for the first time in over 60 years.See also: raise, roof

raise the roof

1. Be extremely noisy and boisterous, as in They'd had a lot to drink and were really raising the roof last night. 2. 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. See also: raise, roof

raise the roof

If a crowd of people raises the roof, it makes a very loud noise by cheering, shouting or singing. Best audience I've ever had in my life — they practically raised the roof. Note: In British English, you can also say that a crowd of people lifts the roof. The fans lifted the roof when Mulligan scored.See also: raise, roof

raise the roof

make or cause someone to make a lot of noise inside a building, for example through cheering. 1995 Daily Mail The fans were patient and understanding and when I finally scored against Swansea they raised the roof. See also: raise, roof

raise the roof

Slang 1. To be extremely noisy and boisterous: They raised the roof at the party.2. To complain loudly and bitterly: Angry tenants finally raised the roof about their noisy neighbors.See also: raise, roof

raise the roof, to

To express violent anger. The image conveyed is one of jumping so high with rage that the very roof is lifted up. Originating in mid-nineteenth-century America, the expression appeared in M. J. Holmes’s Cousin Maude (1860), in African-American dialect: “Ole master’ll raise de ruff, case he put ’em away to sell.” See also hit the ceiling.See also: raise