bring down the house in English

Audio: en-au-bring down the house.ogg

[Australia] 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] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

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)

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"bring down the house" meaning in English

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