bring down the house
Example Sentences
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Low on inspiration and creative juice, “Rumble” would like to bring down the house but hardly causes a tremor.
From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2021
Among the stars to bring down the house for this year's Academy of Country Music Awards was Miranda Lambert.
From Fox News • Sep. 16, 2020
Without hesitation, he recalled “Misirlou” from his childhood — his father was Lebanese — and proceeded to bring down the house by performing the song in double time, entirely on the low E string.
From Washington Post • Mar. 18, 2019
She’s perfect, not only for a cinematic treatment, but for a stage production primed to bring down the house.
From The Guardian • Jul. 31, 2018
This was designed to bring down the house, and usually it did.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
