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bring the house down

bring the house down is the alternative form of bring down the house.

Meaning of bring down the house

Verb

bring down the house (third-person singular simple present brings down the house, present participle bringing down the house, simple past and past participle brought down the house)

  1. (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 of bring the house down

third-person singular presentbrings the house down
present participlebringing the house down
past participlebrought the house down
pastbrought the house down

Questions about bring the house down

What is bring the house down the alternative form of?
Bring the house down is the alternative form of bring down the house.

Words near bring the house down in the dictionary

  1. bring round
  2. bring sand to the beach
  3. bring someone to their knees
  4. bring suit
  5. bring the curtain down
  6. bring the house down
  7. bring the lumber
  8. bring the wood
  9. bring through
  10. bring to
  11. bring to a boil

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