not give house room

not give house room

To avoid involvement with someone or something because one is wary of them. A noun or pronoun can be used between "give" and "house." Our group simply will not give house room to close-minded people like that.
See also: give, house, not, room
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • identify with
  • not do (someone or oneself) any favors
  • rescue from
  • rescue from (someone or something)
  • attune to
  • ask back
  • orient
  • orient to
  • orient to (something)
  • involved with
References in periodicals archive
And let's not give house room to the argument which says the league is not as strong as once it was.