Idioms from the house

[coverattach=1] John is a funny comedian. His jokes always bring down the house.

Kim and Karen get on like a house on fire. They are good friends and do everything together.

At the new Italian restaurant, customers get dessert on the house if they order a meal.

Oil price just went through the roof after the Gulf War.

Jim hit the roof when he found out his new car had been stolen.

She was very happy at the beginning of her marriage. Then her husband died and the roof caved in.

My neighbor always plays loud music late at night, driving everyone in the neighborhood up the wall.

House prices have gone through the floor this year, so it is a good time to buy a house.

Idiom Definition

1. to bring down the house to make someone angry or crazy
2. to get on like a house on fire provided free by the owner
3. on the house to go up very quickly4. to go through the roof to make the audience laugh or clap very loudly
5. to hit the roof/ceiling something very bad suddenly happens6. the roof caves/falls in to like each other very much and become friends very quickly
7. to drive someone up the wall to become very low (esp. prices or value)8. to go/fall through the floor to become very angry and start shouting





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