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brought down the house

brought down the house is the simple past and past participle 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

Questions about brought down the house

What is brought down the house the simple past and past participle of?
Brought down the house is the simple past and past participle of bring down the house.

Words near brought down the house in the dictionary

  1. brought down a notch
  2. brought down a peg
  3. brought down on
  4. brought down the curtain
  5. brought down the hammer
  6. brought down the house
  7. brought down to size
  8. brought forth
  9. brought forward
  10. brought home
  11. brought home the bacon

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