shout, etc. something from the housetops/rooftops

shout (something) from the housetop(s)

To share some news or information publicly and with as many people as possible. I was ready to shout that we'd be having a baby from the housetops, but my wife wanted to wait for a while before we made the news public. I know you want to shout it from the housetop that you came in first in your class, but you should have a bit of modesty about it.

shout from the rooftops

Announce publicly, as in Just because I won first prize you needn't shout it from the rooftops. This term alludes to climbing on a roof so as to be heard by more people. A similar phrase, using housetops, appears in the New Testament (Luke 12:3): "That which ye have spoken ... shall be proclaimed upon the housetops." [c. 1600]

shout something from the rooftops

If you shout something from the rooftops, you let a lot of people know about something because you are particularly excited or angry about it. I would love to be able to shout our results from the rooftops. I wanted to shout it from the rooftops: Cody is innocent! Note: Other verbs are sometimes used instead of shout. While our rivals on the right are screaming their opinions from the rooftops, we hold back, not wishing to offend anyone.

shout something from the rooftops

talk about something openly and jubilantly, especially something previously kept secret.

This phrase is adapted from Luke 12:3: ‘that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops’.

shout, etc. something from the ˈhousetops/ˈrooftops

(informal) tell something to everyone: Don’t shout it from the housetops, will you? I want to keep it a secret just between us for a while. He was in love and wanted to shout it from the rooftops. OPPOSITE: keep quiet about something

词组	shout, etc. something from the housetops/rooftops
释义	shout, etc. something from the housetops/rooftops shout (something) from the housetop(s) To share some news or information publicly and with as many people as possible. I was ready to shout that we'd be having a baby from the housetops, but my wife wanted to wait for a while before we made the news public. I know you want to shout it from the housetop that you came in first in your class, but you should have a bit of modesty about it. See also: shout Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. shout from the rooftops Announce publicly, as in Just because I won first prize you needn't shout it from the rooftops. This term alludes to climbing on a roof so as to be heard by more people. A similar phrase, using housetops, appears in the New Testament (Luke 12:3): "That which ye have spoken ... shall be proclaimed upon the housetops." [c. 1600] See also: rooftop, shout The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. shout something from the rooftops If you shout something from the rooftops, you let a lot of people know about something because you are particularly excited or angry about it. I would love to be able to shout our results from the rooftops. I wanted to shout it from the rooftops: Cody is innocent! Note: Other verbs are sometimes used instead of shout. While our rivals on the right are screaming their opinions from the rooftops, we hold back, not wishing to offend anyone. See also: rooftop, shout, something Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. shout something from the rooftops talk about something openly and jubilantly, especially something previously kept secret. This phrase is adapted from Luke 12:3: ‘that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops’. See also: rooftop, shout, something Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary shout, etc. something from the ˈhousetops/ˈrooftops (informal) tell something to everyone: Don’t shout it from the housetops, will you? I want to keep it a secret just between us for a while. He was in love and wanted to shout it from the rooftops. OPPOSITE: keep quiet about something See also: housetop, rooftop, something Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: shout (something) from the housetop(s) proclaim (something) from the housetops proclaim something from the housetops shout (something) from the rooftop(s) shout from the rooftops shout something from the rooftops be in with a shout shout out shout (oneself) silly shout from the housetops/rooftops, to
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