bring down the house en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) To garner enthusiastic or wild applause or laughter.
"Well, your recitations just brought down the house, Anne. That sad one was simply splendid."
1908, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bringing down the house | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| bring the house down | alternative | lexicographic | |
| brought down the house | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| brought down the house | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| brings down the house | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |