Origin Of The Expression Raise The Roof
Post aug 25 2005 2 2005 08 25t15 45.
Origin of the expression raise the roof. Imo this is a pretty ordinary metaphor for either meaning. Raise the roof phrase. Meaning pronunciation translations and examples. See more words with the same meaning.
This expression originated in the first half of the 1900s. Does anyone know the origin of the phrase raise the roof. To perform with vigor. Origin of through the roof.
What does raise the roof expression mean. See more words with the same meaning. Definition of raise the roof in the idioms dictionary. If something actually were to go through the roof of a house it would have risen very high and fast and unexpectedly.
Go through the roof meaning. Verb to pump it up get loud get excited etc. Raise the roof definition. Do you want the earliest cited use or something about an original meaning.
To raise the roof lift the roof definition. If a group of people inside a building raise the roof they make a very loud noise for. Definitions by the largest idiom dictionary. It probably is related to a literal roof of a house.
To play sing very loudly and enthusiastically. Jordan is trying to raise the roof.