1.Lit. to cause a house to collapse. The most severe earthquake in years finally brought the house down.The earthquake brought down all the houses on the hillside.
2.Fig. [for a performance or a performer] to excite the audience into making a great clamor of approval. Karen's act brought the house down.She really brought down the house with her comedy.
to entertain people very successfully, so that they laugh or clap for a long time The clown sang a duet with the talking horse, which brought the house down every night.
if someone or something brings the house down during a play or show, they make the people watching it laugh or clap very loudly The clown sang a duet with the talking horse, which brought the house down every night.