"bring down the house" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-bring down the house.ogg Forms: brings down the house [present, singular, third-person], bringing down the house [participle, present], brought down the house [participle, past], brought down the house [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|bring<,,brought> down the house|head=bring down the house}} bring down the house (third-person singular simple present brings down the house, present participle bringing down the house, simple past and past participle brought down the house)
  1. (idiomatic) To garner enthusiastic or wild applause or laughter. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: bring the house down
    Sense id: en-bring_down_the_house-en-verb-vBCEJRgQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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