Skip to content
ontologydriven
Sign out

Dictionary

Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

out of house and home en · ADP

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) In a manner that deprives someone of a dwelling place or some usage thereof.
    • Poets will drink you out of house and home leaving your living room in disarray 2002, Gail White, “Partying with the Intelligentsia”, in Gail White: Greatest Hits 1981-2001, →ISBN, page 15:
    • Many amphibians are being heated out of house and home. c. 2005, “Global Checkup: How Healthy is Earth?”, in Science NOW:
    • The other major reason [to puppy-proof] is to keep you from being chewed out of house and home. c. 2005, “Helping Your Dog Adjust to a New Home”, in The Progressive Animal Welfare Society, retrieved 16 Apr 2015:

Relateds

eat someone out of house and home