Bring the house down

Bring the house down
(Bring down the house)

Meaning:

Make people (audience) excited, laugh, or enjoy a lot while performing or making a speech

If you, your performance, or your speech brings the house down, your performance or speech is so good that the audience enjoys it a lot, becomes excited, applauds (clap their hands), or laughs a lot.


Example:

Sarah is a musical genius. Her performances always bring the house down.

The Prime Minister brought the house down when he made his monumental speech in 1965.

He's a very poor actor. Instead of bringing down the house, he always empties it.