Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bring down the house

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.06 in modern English

Syllables
bring -down the -house
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To garner enthusiastic or wild applause or laughter.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

brings down the house (present, singular) bringing down the house (participle, present) brought down the house (participle, past) brought down the house (past) bring the house down (alternative)

Questions

What does bring down the house mean?
To garner enthusiastic or wild applause or laughter.

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