Other forms: brought the house down; brings the house down; bringing the house down
If you're a performer, you're probably always hoping that your work will bring the house down, meaning it earns thunderous applause and cheers from the audience.
To bring the house down is to perform so brilliantly that your audience claps and cheers with wild enthusiasm. The idea behind the saying is that the noise is so intense, the building might collapse — and you, as the performer, would be responsible for the "damage" because your brilliance is what caused the uproar. (Luckily, you probably won't have to pay to fix any destruction of this type.)