raise the roof

Example Sentences

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Just when I thought “Guys and Dolls” couldn’t raise the roof any higher.

From Washington Post • Apr. 18, 2023

So, while he wants his players to raise the roof, Ballmer also has looked for ways to lower it.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2022

Finally, if you want to raise the roof on creative install locations, a floor-mount free-standing tub filler can be a trendy and versatile tower of power!

From Seattle Times • Oct. 3, 2022

You root for her to raise the roof, but she only bumps against it a little.

From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2022

If it ain't, you let me know, and I'll spit it out so as it'll raise the roof off this 'ere ken.

From Plays of William E. Henley and R.L. Stevenson by Henley, William Ernest