raise the roof
Example Sentences
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Just when I thought “Guys and Dolls” couldn’t raise the roof any higher.
From Washington Post • Apr. 18, 2023
So, while he wants his players to raise the roof, Ballmer also has looked for ways to lower it.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2022
Finally, if you want to raise the roof on creative install locations, a floor-mount free-standing tub filler can be a trendy and versatile tower of power!
From Seattle Times • Oct. 3, 2022
In The New York Times, the chief theater critic, Jesse Green, wrote, “You root for her to raise the roof, but she only bumps against it a little.”
From New York Times • Jul. 10, 2022
He restored the gables to the east end, the north transept, and the aisle of the latter, but had not funds to raise the roof to correspond.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Rochester A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See by Palmer, G. H. (George Henry)
