House idioms for C1

safe as houses

very safe

get on like a house on fire

get on very well with someone

give house room to

give space in your house to something

eat someone out of house and home

eat a lot of food

get a foot on the housing ladder

manage to buy your first house so that you can buy a bigger second one later

get your own house in order

tidy up your own affairs before criticising other people's

be on the house

be free (in a restaurant)

have a roof over your head

have somewhere to live

build castles in the air

have impossible dreams or plans

lead someone up the garden path

deceive someone

everything but the kitchen sink

take a lot of things when you go somewhere

throw money down the drain

waste money

have a skeleton in the cupboard / in the closet

have an unpleasant secret

housework

chores you do in the house

house wine

the restaurant's own unlabelled wine

house music

a type of dance music

house speciality

a speciality of the restaurant

full house

a full theatre

home in on

become closer to your target

there's no place like home

an expression to mean that your home is a special place

home from home

a place that is as comfortable as your home

be home and dry

succeed at something and not expect any further problems

make yourself at home

make yourself comfortable

ram something home

make a point forcefully

home truth

an uncomfortable fact

home comforts

the things that make you feel comfortable