house

as safe as houses

(Brit.)thoroughly or completely safe

(英)絕對安全

get on (或 along) like a house on fire

(informal)have a very good and friendly relationship

(非正式)關系非常好

go (all) round the houses

take a circuitous route to one's destination

兜圈子

house and home

a person's home (used for emphasis)

［用于強調］家

some people sell house and home to sit in a boat writing books.

有些人賣掉自己的房子，坐在船上寫書。

a house divided cannot stand

(proverb)a group or organization weakened by internal dissensions will be unable to withstand external pressures

(諺)開裂的房屋撐不了多久；內部紛爭，外患無窮

house of cards

a structure built out of playing cards precariously balanced together

（為打牌而建的不穩固的房屋）牌房

keep (或 make) a House

(Brit.)secure the presence of enough members for a quorum in the House of Commons

(英)（下議院）有足夠的法定人數出席

keep house

do the cooking, cleaning, and other tasks involved in the running of a household

操持家務

keep (to) the house

stay indoors

足不出戶

play house

(of a child) play at being a family in its home

（孩子）（在家）玩過家家游戲

put (或set 或get) one's house in order

make necessary reforms

做必要的改革

the Americans need to get their own economic house in order.

美國人需要對自己的經濟做必要的改革。

set up house

make one's home in a specified place

建房

like a house on fire 或 like a house afire 【非正式用語】

In an extremely speedy manner

以極快的速度

ran away like a house on fire; tickets that sold like a house afire.

匆忙逃跑；電影票頃刻間銷售一空

on the house

At the expense of the establishment; free

由設立的機構出資的；免費的

food and drinks on the house.

免費的食物及飲料