Raise the Roof

1.  Be extremely noisy and boisterous, as in They'd had a lot to drink and were really raising the roof last night.
2.  Complain loudly and angrily, as in When the landlord increased the rent, the tenants raised the roof about his lack of repairs and maintenance. Both usages convey the image of the roof being lifted because it cannot contain either noise or rage. [Slang; mid-1800s] Also see hit the ceiling.

The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: get very angry

Raise the Roof can refer to:

• Raise the Roof (card game), the card game
• Raise the Roof (game show), the British television game show
• "Raise the Roof (Luke song)", a 1998 rap single by Luke which also helped to popularized the arm gesture of the same name
• "Raise the Roof (Tracey Thorn song)", the 2007 song by Tracey Thorn

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