rock the house

phrase

: to cause an audience to be very enthusiastic about a performance

The band played their theme song and rocked the house.

Examples of rock the house in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Avril Lavigne reportedly rocked the house at Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding extravaganza. — Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 17 July 2026

Will Smith took the mic and rocked the house for the 1991 into 1992 broadcast. — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025

The church burned in a 2019 fire, set by a teenager, that caused $15,000 worth of damage and the pandemic rocked the house of worship’s stability, according to local news reports. — Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2025

Old Dominion and Thomas Rhett will rock the house in the arena that surrounds the hole. — Todd Kelly, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2022

Rhymes for rock the house

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