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RAISE THE ROOF
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Dictionary entry overview: What does raise the roof mean?
• RAISE THE ROOF (verb)
The verb RAISE THE ROOF has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: RAISE THE ROOF used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Get very angry
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Context example:
He will raise the roof when he hears this
Hypernyms (to "raise the roof" is one way to...):
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
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