英语词汇“raise the roof”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Use the phrase raise the roof when you're talking about someone being angry enough to yell. You're likely to raise the roof, for example, if you discover that someone's been reading your private diary.

When your parents raise the roof about the mess you made in the kitchen, they get really mad. The saying raise the roof probably originated in the local dialect of the United States South some time in the mid-1800's, meaning "raise a ruckus" or "make an uproar." People rarely use the expression today, so it sounds a bit old-fashioned.

WORD FAMILY

raise the roof: raised the roof, raises the roof, raising the roof

USAGE EXAMPLES

He also wants to raise the roof off the place, so to speak.

Washington Times(Nov 28, 2016)

Donors helped save it, however, by giving to a “Raise the Roof” campaign.

Washington Times(Sep 23, 2016)

The revival of Wilson’s powerful, raucous drama is raising the roof at the Mark Taper Forum, where the play, currently in previews, opens Sept. 11.

Los Angeles Times(Sep 01, 2016)

v get very angry

He will raise the roof when he hears this

Hyper

anger, see red

become angry

单词	raise the roof
释义	raise the roof (once / 67928 pages) v Use the phrase raise the roof when you're talking about someone being angry enough to yell. You're likely to raise the roof, for example, if you discover that someone's been reading your private diary. When your parents raise the roof about the mess you made in the kitchen, they get really mad. The saying raise the roof probably originated in the local dialect of the United States South some time in the mid-1800's, meaning "raise a ruckus" or "make an uproar." People rarely use the expression today, so it sounds a bit old-fashioned. WORD FAMILY raise the roof: raised the roof, raises the roof, raising the roof USAGE EXAMPLES He also wants to raise the roof off the place, so to speak. Washington Times(Nov 28, 2016) Donors helped save it, however, by giving to a “Raise the Roof” campaign. Washington Times(Sep 23, 2016) The revival of Wilson’s powerful, raucous drama is raising the roof at the Mark Taper Forum, where the play, currently in previews, opens Sept. 11. Los Angeles Times(Sep 01, 2016) v get very angry He will raise the roof when he hears this Hyper anger, see red become angry
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