be out of house and home



be out of house and home

To be evicted; to no longer have someplace to live. If my wife loses her job like so many of her co-workers, we'll be out of house and home for sure. Several hundred students may suddenly be out of house and home after the university-owned apartment building failed to pass its annual health and safety inspection on Friday.
See also: and, home, house, of, out

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Thore-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
WhitneyWIT-neeEnglish
Carmo-Portuguese
Eliphaleti-LIF-ə-let (English), ee-LIF-ə-let (English)Biblical
Balthazar-Judeo-Christian Legend
Neacel-Scottish