Usually means: Evoke enthusiastic applause from audience.
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  1. bring down the house: Merriam-Webster
  2. bring down the house: Wiktionary
  3. bring down the house: Dictionary.com
  4. Bring Down the House: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  5. Bring Down the House: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)
  6. bring down the house: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. bring down the house: Idioms

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verb:  (idiomatic) To garner enthusiastic or wild applause or laughter.

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