lodging

board and lodging

Meals and accommodation, or the cost thereof. I don't have much money for board and lodging, so I'm going to try to travel very frugally.
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lodge (something) against

1. To formally make a charge or accusation against someone or something. If you have an issue with something we're doing, the best course of action is to lodge a complaint against it with the HR department right away. The company has so far not lodged charges against the former executive, although a spokesperson said they are still considering that as an option.
2. To wedge or prop something forcefully against something else. Be sure to lodge a large stone or block of wood against each tire so that the car doesn't roll while you're working on it. She lodged a chair against the door so the intruder couldn't open it.
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lodge (something) in(to) (something)

To wedge or jam something forcefully in(to something else). She lodged the bag of money in the air vents, intending to collect it later. He lodged a crowbar into the wheel to keep it from turning.
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lodge in

1. To become wedged, jammed, or stuck into some tight space. I thought the car would fit, but it ended up lodging in the narrow alleyway. The fabric got caught on the machinery and lodged in.
2. To jam or lodge someone or something into some tight space. A noun or pronoun can be used between "lodge" and "in"; often used in passive constructions. The table kept wobbling, so I lodged in a napkin under one of the legs. I was lodged in my seat for the entire performance. She lodged her hand in the opening to stop the leak.
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lodge into (something)

1. To become wedged, jammed, or stuck into some tight space. Often used in passive constructions. I thought the car would fit, but it ended up lodging into the narrow alleyway. The fabric got caught on the machinery and lodged into the gears.
2. To jam or lodge someone or something into some tight space. A noun or pronoun can be used between "lodge" and "in"; often used in passive constructions. The table kept wobbling, so I lodged a napkin into the gap underneath one of the legs. I was lodged into my seat for the entire performance. She lodged her hand into the opening to stop the leak.
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lodge with

1. To formally inform a person or body or authority of some charge or accusation against someone or something. A noun or pronoun is usually used between "lodge" and "with." If you have an issue with something, the best course of action is to lodge a complaint with the HR department right away. After being hit in the face at the bar, Jeff lodged an assault charge with local police and ended up getting nearly $200,000 from the guy who punched him.
2. To stay in someone's home or accommodation for a temporary period of time. Janet's brother is going to be lodging with us for a couple of weeks while he looks for a job and apartment of his own after he moves.
3. To instruct, direct, or compel someone to stay in someone's home or accommodation for a temporary period of time. A noun or pronoun is used between "lodge" and "with." We're lodging Janet's brother with us for a couple of weeks while he looks for a job and apartment of his own after he moves.
4. To make a deposit of a cash or check at a financial institution. A noun or pronoun is usually used between "lodge" and "with." Primarily heard in UK. Be sure to lodge the required funds with your local bank before the repayment falls due each month.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

lodge someone with someone

to have someone stay with someone as a guest. We lodged the visitor with George for the weekend. Would it be possible for us to lodge Mary with you?
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lodge something in something

to get something stuck in something or some place. She lodged her coat in the door and tore it. He lodged a screwdriver in the machine's gears by accident.
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lodge with someone

to stay or reside with someone. I lodged with my cousin while I was in Omaha. Tricia plans to lodge with us while she is here.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

ˌboard and ˈlodging

accommodation and food: I pay £70 a week for board and lodging.
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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • board and lodging
  • room and board
  • wager on
  • wager on (someone or something)
  • skimp on
  • skimp on (something)
  • scrimp on
  • scrimp on (something)
  • live off smell of an oily rag
  • live on the smell of an oily rag
References in periodicals archive
Stephen Robertson, co-founder of TDR Capital, the private equity firm that owns Algeco, the parent of Target Lodging and also owned Signor Lodging, will serve as chairman of the combined company and will be joined on the board by Gary Lindsay, a Partner at TDR Capital and Jeff Sagansky, CEO of Platinum Eagle.
Platinum Eagle Acquisition acquires Target Lodging and Signor Lodging for USD1.4bn total
Is the employer in the unfortunate position of telling the employee that even though her lodging expenses will be covered, she is going to have to pay federal income tax on the expenses?
Local lodging provided to an employee: how to determine whether to include it in the employee's income
The pilot sites selected to participate are DOD installations/metro areas with more than 10,000 commercial lodging room nights annually.
The integrated lodging program pilot: establishing an enterprises--wide managed lodging program
The lodging program not only provides an opportunity for the DOD to leverage its collective purchasing power, but also incorporate program enhancements that ensure a certain level of "duty of care" for its travelers.
New lodging program reduces rates, improves safety and security
Rice is the staple food of much of humanity, and this paper examined a method of militating against a particular constraint on rice production, lodging. Lodging may cause the loss of grain yield and quality [2,13], and so it is vitally important to develop methods to reduce lodging.
The study of lodging occurrence stages on grain yield damages and agronomical traits of two rice cultivars (Tarom and Shiroodi)
"This case presents the question whether such dwelling units as occupied constitute lodgings so as to render the subject properties lodging houses under the lodging house act," the court decision said.
Court vacates apt. lodging law; City had targeted college students
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“Mobile technology is an important part of our guests' lives,” says Rhonda Sideris, President and Founder of Park City Lodging, Inc.
Park City Lodging, Inc. Announces Mobile Application Integration
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That's the key, said Grahame Watson, owner of Beaver Valley Lodging and Storage in Plain,
Watson's plan is: coming together: new 25-room lodge the latest addition to Plain development
The Department of Defense (DOD) transient lodging programs were established to provide quality temporary facilities for authorized personnel, and reduce travel costs through lower rates than commercial hotels.
Defense Infrastructure: Continuing Challenges in Managing DOD Lodging Programs as Army Moves to Privatize Its Program
Enjoy comfortable hotel lodging, historic cabins and cottages, great restaurants and unique gift shops.
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LODGING is usually referred to as a condition in which the stems of crops bend at or near the surface of the ground, which may lead to the collapse of the canopy (Holland, 1990).
Selection for lodging resistance in early generations of field pea by molecular markers