Словосочетания со словом house. Страница два

get on like a house on fire

Сблизиться; крепко подружиться.

It was a perfect marriage. They got on like a house on fire.

Это был идеальный брак. Они жили душа в душу.

go round the houses

"Ходить вокруг да около."

He is going round the houses and can’t tell us the truth.

Он ходит вокруг да около и не может рассказать правду.

hash house

An eating place where cheap meals are served.

Joe and his friends went to a hash house around the corner after the game.

house detective

A detective employed by a hotel, store, or other business to watch for any trouble.

The one-armed man sweeping the bank floor was really the house detective.

house of cards

Something badly put together and easily knocked down; a poorly founded plan, hope, or action.

John's business fell apart like a house of cards.

house of ill fame

house of ill repute

A bordello; a brothel.

At the edge of town there is a house of ill repute run by a Madame who used to be a singer in a bar.

housebroken

Trained to go outside to relieve themselves (said of domestic pets, primarily dogs).

All young puppies must eventually be housebroken.

in the doghouse

In disgrace or disfavor.

Jerry is in the doghouse because he dropped the ball, and the other team won because of that.

Our neighbor got in the doghouse with his wife by coming home drunk.