raise the roof

raise the roof
To cause a commotion, as by boisterous celebrating or loud complaining; to make considerable noise.

What Jack loves above all is a song with a rousing chorus . . . in which Jack can do his bit towards "raising the roof".


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  • Raise the Roof — can refer to:*Raise the Roof (card game), the card game *Raise the Roof (game show), the British television game show * Raise the Roof (Luke song) , a 1998 rap single by Luke which also helped to popularized the arm gesture of the same name *… …   Wikipedia

  • Raise the Roof — Жанр фанк Годы 1994 ... Страна …   Википедия

  • raise the roof — ► raise the roof make a great deal of noise, especially cheering. Main Entry: ↑raise …   English terms dictionary

  • raise the roof — verb get very angry (Freq. 1) He will raise the roof when he hears this • Hypernyms: ↑anger, ↑see red • Verb Frames: Somebody s * * * I make or cause someone else to make a great deal of noise, e …   Useful english dictionary

  • raise the roof —    When people raise the roof, they make a lot of noise by cheering, shouting, whistling or clapping their hands.     The concert was such a success, the audience raised the roof …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • raise the roof — 1. to show great enthusiasm. The whole college is ready to raise the roof at next weekend s homecoming celebrations. 2. to complain loudly. He didn t care if his boss raised the roof or even threatened to fire him, he knew he was right …   New idioms dictionary

  • Raise the Roof (card game) — Raise the Roof is a construction strategy card game for 2 to 4 players.The game is played by drawing cards in turn and playing them to build your house. Room cards used to build your house range in value from 100 to 400. You can stop other… …   Wikipedia

  • Raise the Roof (song) — Raise the Roof is the name for two songs:*Raise the Roof (Tracey Thorn song), a 2007 single by Tracey Thorn *Raise the Roof (Luke song), a 1998 rap single by Luke …   Wikipedia

  • Raise the Roof (Luke song) — Raise the Roof is a 1998 rap single by Luke. The song helped to popularize the arm gesture by the same name which involved repeatedly extending ones arms upwards with the palms of the hands also facing upwards. The single peaked at #26 on the U.S …   Wikipedia

  • Raise the Roof (Tracey Thorn song) — Infobox Single Name = Raise the Roof Artist = Tracey Thorn from Album = Out of the Woods Released = June 2007 (UK) Format = 12 Digital single [ Recorded = ] Genre = Pop/Dance Length = Label = Virgin Records Writer = Tracey Thorn Tom Gandey… …   Wikipedia

  • Raise the Roof (game show) — Infobox Television show name = Raise the Roof caption = format = Game Show picture format = 4:3 runtime = 30mins (inc. adverts) creator = Stephen Leahy Andrew O Connor starring = Bob Holness channel = ITV first aired = 2 September, 1995 last… …   Wikipedia

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