blow the roof off
The idiom "blow the roof off" is used to describe causing extreme excitement, disruption, or exceeding expectations in various contexts.
Definition
B2Entertainment
(informal)To give a performance that causes the audience to react with great enthusiasm.
Example
- The band blew the roof off with their incredible concert.
B2General
(informal)To generate a huge reaction, either positive or negative, from people.
Example
- His announcement blew the roof off the entire community.
B2General
(informal)To react with extreme excitement or anger.
Example
- She blew the roof off when she found out she won the lottery.
B2Sound
(informal)To be extremely loud or explosive.
Example
- The fireworks display blew the roof off with its deafening explosions.
B2Achievement
(informal)To exceed a record or expectation by a significant margin.
Example
- The athlete blew the roof off the previous world record.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "blow the roof off":
hit the roofblow awayblow out of the waterblow apartburn the roofblow upblow outblow someone's mindblow downblast outblow offblow a hole throughblown outblow a gasketblow off steamblowing upblow throughdrop a bombshellblow a fusetear it upblow the gaffblow someone's brains outblow someone's coverdrop the bombblast upblow overbelt outblow asstake someone's head offblow inblow uponhit one out of the ballparkblow one's loadpop one's corkpop offblast offlower the boomknock into a cocked hatbust outgob offknock the living daylights out ofblast awayblaze upblow watergo offlet ripblow the whistlebowl overshoot off