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bring down the house

Spawn overwhelming agreement, acceptance, appreciation, applause as a result of a speech, magic act, athletic, dramatic, vocal, jocular or mime offering.
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We were confident that Pierre's unicycle act while blindfolded would surely bring down the house.

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Additional definitions for 'bring down the house':

bring down the houseTo garner enthusiastic or wild applause.
Bring Down the HouseTo have a lively or enthusiastic audience, Lots of clapping, hooting and noise
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