To bring down the house

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	to cause tremendous applause.
	See under Bring.

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bring bring down bring forth bring forward bring home bring home the bacon bring in bring off bring on bring out bring to bring to bear bring up bringer bringing enthuse house of cards success			Comedy Bill Bailey: Tinselworm (Channel 4, 10pm) THE funniest bearded, babbling, bug-eyed druid the world has ever seen returns to the stage with a truly spectacular set, making full use of his prodigious musical and comedic talents to bring down the house at Wembley Arena. Lot of Bailey laughs for comic show by Birmingham Mail (England) Anheuser-Busch) Finally if you want to bring down the house with a big beer, you might as well make it an obscenely good one, which is a fitting descriptor for He' Brew's big rye IPA, Bittersweet Lenny's R. Sip, savor, repeat by Bryson, Lew / Cheers But just when it looked as if they would have to settle for a point Sloan produced his moment of magic to bring down the house. STEVIE IS A SLOAN SHARK; THIRD DIVISION by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)			To break sheer To break squares To break the back To break the heart To break the heart of To break the ice To break the neck To break the neck of To break through To break up To break upon a wheel To break wind To breast up a hedge To breathe a vein To breathe again To breathe one's last To breed in and in To breeze up To brick up To brim over To bring a sail to To bring about To bring back To bring by the lee To bring down To bring down the house To bring forth To bring forward To bring grist to the maill To bring home To bring in To bring into play To bring off To bring on To bring one on one's way To bring one round To bring one to his bearings To bring out To bring over To bring suit To bring to To bring to book To bring to grass To bring to light To bring to pass To bring to the gangway To bring to the hammer To bring under To bring up To bring up (any one) with a round turn To bring up by hand			To break squares To break the back To break the heart To break the heart of To break the ice To break the neck To break the neck of To break through To break up To break upon a wheel To break wind To breast up a hedge To breathe a vein To breathe again To breathe one's last To breed in and in To breeze up To brick up To brim over To bring a sail to To bring about To bring back To bring by the lee To bring down To bring down the house To bring forth To bring forward To bring grist to the maill To bring home To bring in To bring into play To bring off To bring on To bring one on one's way To bring one round To bring one to his bearings To bring out To bring over To bring suit To bring to To bring to book to bring to completion To bring to grass To bring to light To bring to pass To bring to the gangway To bring to the hammer to bring together To bring under

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