shout from the rooftops

Idioms  

1. 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]

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Example Sentences

"I want to shout from the rooftops -- if you are 45 or older, talk to your doctor," the father of six said.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

“Obviously, I don’t shout from the rooftops here about my past history and my whistleblower status,” Wilkerson said.

From Washington Post • Apr. 29, 2023

“The biggest lesson that we’ve been trying to shout from the rooftops is not to take the Hispanic community for granted,” Mr. Ruiz said at the Democratic retreat in Philadelphia.

From Washington Times • Mar. 16, 2022

We know this because Samsung has done everything except shout from the rooftops that the next S-series Ultra will absorb the Note and its built-in stylus.

From The Verge • Feb. 8, 2022

“Not just any school, Jude. A school that will let you shout from the rooftops every single day for four years. Don’t you two want to shout from the rooftops?”

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson