keep house

keep house

To maintain one's household, especially by performing housework such as cleaning, etc. It's hard to keep house to the same standards that you used to before you had kids.
See also: house, keep
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

keep house

to manage a household. I hate to keep house. I'd rather live in a tent than keep house. My grandmother kept house for nearly sixty years.
See also: house, keep
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

keep house

Manage a household, especially do the housework. For example, It's difficult to find time to keep house when you work full-time. [c. 1600]
See also: house, keep
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

keep ˈhouse

cook, clean and do all the other jobs around the house: She had given up her career to devote herself to the task of keeping house and raising a family.
See also: house, keep
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • a woman's work is never done
  • I'll be the judge of that
  • it can't be helped
  • can't be helped. and couldn't be helped
  • house moss
  • by a long shot
  • (it) couldn't be helped
  • pitch in
  • a world of
  • a world of (something)
References in periodicals archive
"It's in their interest to keep house prices artificially high and this could result in Nama paying too much for the bad loans the banks will be transferring to it."
Keep house plants in good condition with a care kit
But the influential Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) warned the Chancellor to keep house prices in check and to maintain control over spending.
Keep house plants in great condition with this care kit
The woman's job was to keep house and bring up the family and a good job most made of it.
Liaquat University Hospital medical superintendent Dr Mubeen Memon said people should keep houses and cities clean; they should take care of health and hygiene issues.
PARENTS struggle to keep houses clean once kids come along, it has been revealed.
They keep houses warm in the winter and cool in the summer, which reduces energy bills, they clean our air, they look great, they increase the value of your home and it's been shown that having trees in an area makes people happier.
'People power wins battle to keep houses off field' (19.10.13).
Thomson did well to recover the save as he pounced on the ball to keep Houses ace Carter from reaching it.
The judges were further distressed when the CCPO himself admitted that the system had indeed failed to keep houses from being torched.
Summary: ABU DHABI -- An Arab expatriate has developed a machine that converts domestic waste into energy to keep houses warm during winter and produce warm water for daily use.
It also releases moisture under warm conditions so it actually helps to keep houses cool in summer.
Chairman CDA thanked the people from all walks of life especially school children for their active participation in the drive and said that being Muslim it is our responsibility to keep houses and surroundings clean.