raise the roof
Example Sentences
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Edwin Outwater, who got his start as an assistant conductor to Tilson Thomas in San Francisco, led the inspirational finale of Bernstein’s “Chichester Psalms” before Tilson Thomas returned to raise the roof with “Roman Festivals.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2025
Just when I thought “Guys and Dolls” couldn’t raise the roof any higher.
From Washington Post • Apr. 18, 2023
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
A host of famous Birmingham faces from Julie Walters to the Peaky Blinders invite you to "raise the roof" for the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
From BBC • Jul. 28, 2022
Ma shook her handkerchief at Polly, and looked sassy, and Polly got up on the perch, and as the minister got warmed up and began to raise the roof, Polly said, ‘O, dry up.’
From Peck's Compendium of Fun by Peck, George W. (George Wilbur)
