down the house

A form of the house down — Used as an intensifier: very, to a great degree; exceptionally.

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Meanings

adverbdown the house (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of the house down.

    “Bring your best burns to the main stage and roast your partner down the house boots. The winner of each battle will earn themselves a top placement. While the loser will be in the bottom and possibly up for elimination,” Brad Goreski explained to the contestants.

    2024 August 11, Jordan Robledo, “Drag Race: Here’s why Miss Fiercalicious is “furious” over latest Canada vs the World episode”, in Gay Times
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APA

down the house. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/down%20the%20house

MLA

“down the house.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/down%20the%20house. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “down the house,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/down%20the%20house.

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