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2022-05-19 10:05
Lift/raise the roof slang
To produce or make a particularly loud sounds by singing or shouting to show support or praise for someone/something.
The audience applauded and cheered so loudly- they almost raised the roof off the theater!
That we lifted the roof for the entire night was what made the party so unforgettable.
To shout angrily and wildly (about something).
A big crowd of demonstrators were raising the roof about cuts in expenditure on health.
The workers lifted the roof about the proposed changes in their contracts.
To complain about something in an annoying way
To frequently or constantly talk or complain about one's favourite topic or issue
This proverb advise us that we sholud do something to improve a problem rather than just complain about it.
To show that you are annoyed by talking loudly and at great length (about someone or something).
The verb "lift/raise" must be conjugated according to its tense.
This slang conveys the image of the roof being lifted because it cannot contain either noise or rage. [ mid-1800s]
Do you see anything wrong?
Come out of a difficult situation without a stain on one's character
I don't understand how he can fall in shit and come out smelling like a rose.
