Share Unit 2 - Housing - Phrasal Verbs & Idioms
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“Those two get on very well with each other.”
get on like a house on fire
“It’s becoming more difficult for young people to manage to buy their first house .”
to get a foot on the housing ladder
“You should mind your own business before telling me what to do!”
get your own house in order
“She has this unrealistic idea of sailing around the world. She’s having impossible dreams.”
is building castles in the air again
“They took really a lot of things when they went on holiday.”
took everything but the kitchen sink
“If you ask me, by giving your son all that money, you’re really wasting money .”
throwing money down the drain
“This plan is very safe . It can’t fail!”
as safe as houses
“I wouldn’t give space in my house to that lamp. It’s horrible!”
give house room to that lamp
“Unless we find another flat to rent, we won’t have anywhere to live in two months’ time!”
have a roof over our heads
"When Johnny's dad found out that he'd been smoking cigarettes, he became very angry ,"
hit the roof
"After weeks of hard work, the project is finally finished, and we've successfully completed it ."
we're home and dry
“With the teenagers at home during the holidays, they’ll eat a great deal!”
eat you out of house and home
“Make yourself comfortable! Can I get you a drink?”
Make yourself at home
“She’s going to have to sit down and hear some uncomfortable facts .”
home truths
“He went away for two weeks, but he missed his home too much.”
he was terribly homesick
“Let’s not take longer than necessary with this project—keep it simple and straight to the point.”
go round the houses
