rock the house Idiom, Proverb

a full house (cards)

a pair plus three of a kind, e.g., 2 kings and 3 aces In our last game of poker, you dealt me a full house.

a household name

"a name everyone knows; name of a famous person" Mario Lemieux, the hockey star, soon became a household name.

bring the house down

cause much laughter in the audience The comedian brought the house down with his jokes about the lost dog.

built like a brick shithouse

have a strong body, have a sturdy build Tyronne plays football. He's built like a brick shithouse.

eat you out of house and home

eat all your food, pig out Our son's team came to dinner and ate us out of house and home!

house of cards

something badly put together and easily knocked down, a poorly founded plan/action The peace agreement between the two countries was like a house of cards and fell apart as soon as a minor problem occurred.

household name

(See a household name)

in the doghouse

in disgrace or disfavor He is in the doghouse with his wife because he went out drinking three times last week.

in the poorhouse

poor, having little money, as poor as a church mouse In 1936, they were in the poorhouse. They couldn't grow crops, and nobody had a job.

keep house

look after a house or a household She has been keeping house for her father while he is sick.

rock the house

slang To arm-twist an agog acknowledgment from an admirers that one is assuming for. Man, we absolutely rocked the house! Did you see all those bodies dancing to our music? It's a abundant speech—I anticipate you're activity to bedrock the abode tonight.Learn more: house, rock

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keep an open mind keep at keep body and soul together keep books keep down keep fit keep from keep good time keep house keep in good shape keep in line keep in touch keep it down keep it quiet keep it to yourself keep it up keep on rob someone blind rob the cradle rob the till robber robber baron robbery Robert's your father's brother robin Robinson rock rock (one) back on (one's) heels rock (one) to (one's) core rock (something) to its foundations rock along rock around rock bottom rock candy rock hound rock jock rock of ages rock on rock out rock the boat rock the boat, to rock the foundations of (something) rock the house rock to rock to (something) rock up rock up in (something) rocker rocket rocket into rocket into (something or some place) rocket science rocket scientist, you don't have to be a rocket to rocket to (something or some place) rocket up rockhead rocking rocking horse manure rocking horse shit rocking-horse manure rock-jock rocks rocks in one's head, have rocks in one's head, to have rocky rocky road rocky road (to something)