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
MaŁGorzatamahw-gaw-ZHAH-tahPolish
Iolantheie-ə-LAN-thee (English)Various
EldredEL-drədEnglish
KlasKLAHSSwedish
Nizhoni-Native American, Navajo
Armitt['a:mit]