Idiom
bring down the house
Meaning
To garner enthusiastic or wild applause or laughter.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The comedian told a funny joke and brought down the house.”
“The lead singer gave such an incredible performance that she brought down the house at the end of the concert.”
“When the young actor delivered his final monologue with such raw intensity, the audience rose to their feet and brought down the house.”
Examples
simple
“The comedian told a funny joke and brought down the house.”
contextual
“The lead singer gave such an incredible performance that she brought down the house at the end of the concert.”
complex
“When the young actor delivered his final monologue with such raw intensity, the audience rose to their feet and brought down the house.”
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