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raise the roof

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

Verb

raise the roof (third-person singular simple present raises the roof, present participle raising the roof, simple past and past participle raised the roof)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) 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".1918 December 24, “A Bold Assertion”, in Ashburton Guardian, New Zealand, section 2
    • This is […] why she raises the roof if he pays too much attention to another woman at a party.1956 November 7, “Ruth Millett”, in Victoria Advocate, Texas, section 5

raise the roof meaning in Bengali

raise the roof in Bengali

হইচই করা, প্রচুর শব্দ করা

Examples of raise the roof in a sentence

  • Well, my friends, the time has come / To raise the roof and have some fun1983, Lionel Richie, “All Night Long”, in Can't Slow Down:
  • You gotta raise the roof because it's all on fire1987, Public Enemy, “Raise the Roof”, in Yo! Bum Rush the Show:

Synonyms of raise the roof

Forms of raise the roof

third-person singular presentraises the roof
present participleraising the roof
past participleraised the roof
pastraised the roof

Questions about raise the roof

What does raise the roof mean?
Raise the roof means to cause a commotion, as by boisterous celebrating or loud complaining; to make considerable noise.
What is raise the roof in Bengali?
Raise the roof in Bengali is হইচই করা, প্রচুর শব্দ করা. See Raise the roof meaning in Bengali.
How do you use raise the roof in a sentence?
Well, my friends, the time has come / To raise the roof and have some fun
What part of speech is raise the roof?
Raise the roof is a verb.
What is the past tense of raise the roof?
The past tense of raise the roof is raised the roof.

Words near raise the roof in the dictionary

  1. raise the bar
  2. raise the dead
  3. raise the devil
  4. raise the flag and see who salutes
  5. raise the line
  6. raise the roof
  7. raise the specter
  8. raise the spectre
  9. raise the stakes
  10. raise the white flag
  11. raise the wind

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