Example
“The crowd raised the roof when the home team scored in the final minute.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
raise hell
Informal · CEFR B2
to create a loud disturbance or behave in a wildly disruptive way
cut loose
Informal · CEFR B1
to abandon restraint and behave freely or wildly
go bananas
Informal · CEFR B1
to become wildly excited, angry, or otherwise out of control
for the hell of it
Informal · CEFR B2
for amusement or impulse rather than for any serious purpose
full of beans
Informal · CEFR B2
bursting with cheerful energy and enthusiasm
high and mighty
Neutral · CEFR B2
behaving in an arrogant, self-important way toward other people
Source methodology
Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.