raising the roof
Example Sentences
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A solution can be as simple as a tall bookcase or layers of picture ledges — or as ambitious as raising the roof.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 6, 2022
Thomas Bryant capped the mini-streak with a dunk so ferocious that it got the paltry crowd on its feet and miming raising the roof in unison with the backup center.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 1, 2022
The 89 House Democratic women, all dressed in white, and their male counterparts started cheering, high-fiving, and in the case of one New Hampshire Rep. Annie Kuster, raising the roof.
From Slate ● Feb. 6, 2019
The revival of Wilson’s powerful, raucous drama is raising the roof at the Mark Taper Forum, where the play, currently in previews, opens Sept. 11.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2016
In raising the roof, erect the ridge-pole first.
From Shelters, Shacks and Shanties by Daniel Carter Beard
