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house

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BOARDING HOUSE REACH,

BRING DOWN THE HOUSE,

PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN GLASS HOUSES SHOULD NOT THROW STONES,

PLAGUE ON BOTH YOUR HOUSES or PLAGUE O' BOTH YOUR HOUSES,

PUT ONE'S HOUSE IN ORDER or SET ONE'S HOUSE TN ORDER.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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put one's house in order

[put one's house in order] or [set one's house in order] {v. phr.} To arrange your affairs in good order. * /Grandfather knew he would not live long and set […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[keep house] (2) also [play house] {v. phr.}, {informal} To live together without being married. * /Bob and Nancy keep house these days./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

on the house

[on the house] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Paid for by the owner. * /At the opening of the new hotel, the champagne was on the house./ * /Oscar was the first […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

bring down the house

[bring down the house] {v. phr.}, {informal} To start an audience laughing or clapping enthusiastically. * /The principal's story was funny in itself and also touched their loyalties, so it […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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