to bring down the house

  • 41house — n., adj. /hows/; v. /howz/, n., pl. houses /how ziz/, v., housed, housing, adj. n. 1. a building in which people live; residence for human beings. 2. a household. 3. (often cap.) a family, including ancestors and descendants: the great houses of… …

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  • 42house — n., adj. [[t]haʊs[/t]] v. [[t]haʊz[/t]] n. pl. hous•es [[t]ˈhaʊ zɪz[/t]] v. housed, hous•ing, adj. 1) a building in which people live; residence 2) a household 3) (often cap.) a family, including ancestors and descendants: the House of… …

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  • 43house — I. noun /haʊs / (say hows) (plural houses /haʊzəz / (say howzuhz)) 1. a building for people to live in, usually one which is self contained and designed for a single family. 2. a place of lodgement, rest, etc., as of an animal. 3. a household. 4 …

  • 44house — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. abode, residence; chamber, legislature; firm, organization, company; family, ancestry, lineage. See business. v. t. shelter, protect; cover, contain, harbor. See party, covering. II (Roget s IV) n. 1 …

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  • 45House Party 3 — Infobox Film name = House Party 3 caption = Theatrical release poster director = Eric Meza producer = Carl Craig Cindy Hornickel Doug McHenry George Jackson Helena Echegoyen Janet Grillo writer = David Toney Takashi Bufford Based on Characters… …

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  • 46house — See: BOARDING HOUSE REACH, BRING DOWN THE HOUSE, PUN HOUSE, HASH HOUSE, KEEP HOUSE, ON THE HOUSE, PARISH HOUSE, PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN GLASS HOUSES SHOULD NOT THROW STONES, PLAGUE ON BOTH YOUR HOUSES or PLAGUE O BOTH YOUR HOUSES, PUT ONE S HOUSE IN… …

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  • 47house — See: BOARDING HOUSE REACH, BRING DOWN THE HOUSE, PUN HOUSE, HASH HOUSE, KEEP HOUSE, ON THE HOUSE, PARISH HOUSE, PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN GLASS HOUSES SHOULD NOT THROW STONES, PLAGUE ON BOTH YOUR HOUSES or PLAGUE O BOTH YOUR HOUSES, PUT ONE S HOUSE IN… …

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  • 48house — See: boarding house reach, bring down the house, fun house, hash house, keep house, on the house, parish house, people who live in glass houses should not throw stones, plague on both your houses, put one s house in order or set one s house in… …

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  • 49The Emancipation of Mimi — The Emancipation of Mimi …

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  • 50bring the house down — make an audience laugh or applaud very enthusiastically. → bring …

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