housetops

housetops
n. roof, top of a house

English contemporary dictionary. 2014.

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  • housetops — noun shout /broadcast/proclaim sth from the housetops to say something publicly so that everyone will hear or know about it …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • shout\ from\ the\ housetops — • shout from the housetops • shout from the rooftops v. phr. informal To tell everyone; broadcast, especially one s own personal business. Mr. Clark was so happy when his son was born that he shouted the news from the housetops. When Mary… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • shout from the housetops — or[shout from the rooftops] {v. phr.}, {informal} To tell everyone; broadcast, especially one s own personal business. * /Mr. Clark was so happy when his son was born that he shouted the news from the housetops./ * /When Mary bleached her hair,… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • shout from the housetops — or[shout from the rooftops] {v. phr.}, {informal} To tell everyone; broadcast, especially one s own personal business. * /Mr. Clark was so happy when his son was born that he shouted the news from the housetops./ * /When Mary bleached her hair,… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • from the housetops — phrasal for all to hear ; openly < shouting their grievances from the housetops > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • from the housetops — adverb : for all to hear : publicly, openly shouted from the housetops that our defenses were fully adequate F.D.Roosevelt …   Useful english dictionary

  • cry from the housetops — announce publicly, tell everyone …   English contemporary dictionary

  • from the housetops — idi publicly; so that all can hear …   From formal English to slang

  • shout something from the housetops — old fashioned way of saying (see shout) …   Useful english dictionary

  • shout\ from\ the\ rooftops — • shout from the housetops • shout from the rooftops v. phr. informal To tell everyone; broadcast, especially one s own personal business. Mr. Clark was so happy when his son was born that he shouted the news from the housetops. When Mary… …   Словарь американских идиом

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