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What does it mean by "bring down the house" and how to use it in a sentence?
"His performance was a huge success. The audience brought the house down after he finished." Do I use the expression correctly?
23 ago 2011 06:12
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To bring down the house means to win overwhelming approval from an audience.. Therefore your sentence would sound better this way: His performance was such a huge success that it brought the house down.
Other example: Her excellent powerpoint presentation to the clients brought the house down.She received a standing ovation.
23 agosto 2011
In this case, 'the house' means the theatre; enthusiastic applause would seem to make the theatre collapse.
23 agosto 2011
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Cinese (mandarino), Inglese
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Inglese
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