house

the angel in the house: seeangel.

bow down in the house of Rimmon: seebow.

bring the house down make an audience respond with great enthusiasm, especially as shown by their laughter or applause.

clean house: seeclean.

eat someone out of house and home: seeeat.

front of house: seefront.

get on (or along) like a house on fire have a very good and friendly relationship.

go round (or all round) the houses

1 take a circuitous route to your destination.

2 take an unnecessarily long time to get to the point.

a halfway house: seehalfway.

house and home a person's home (used for emphasis).

a house divided a group or organization weakened by internal dissensions.

☞ This phrase alludes to Matthew 12:25: 'Every city or house divided against itself shall not stand', that is, will be unable to withstand external pressures.

a house of cards an insecure or over-ambitious scheme.

☞ Literally, a house of cards is a structure of playing cards balanced together.

2013Mac Observer Eventually, the market share of cheap Android devices collapses like a house of cards.

on the house (of drinks or a meal in a bar or restaurant) free.

a plague on both your houses: seeplague.

put (or set or get) your house in order make necessary reforms.

2002New York Times There will be no moral credibility for the bishops to speak about justice, truth, racial equality, war or immigration if they can't get their own house in order.

safe as houses thoroughly or completely safe. British