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set up housekeeping
set up housekeeping
set up housekeeping
to start living in a place
After a honeymoon in Georgia, the newlyweds set up housekeeping in Washington.
Usage notes: often said about two people who are just starting to live together
Related vocabulary:
shack up (with
somebody
)
See also:
set
,
up
set up housekeeping
Move in together, as in
Couples today often set up housekeeping long before they marry
. [Mid-1800s]
See also:
set
,
up
set up housekeeping
To establish a household.
See also:
set
,
up
Common Names:
Name
Gender
Pronounced
Usage
Riitta
REE:T-tah
Finnish
Theodoulos
-
Ancient Greek
Bernarda
-
Slovene, Croatian, Spanish
Tadg
-
Irish, Scottish
Cuthberht
-
Anglo-Saxon
Paki
-
Southern African, Xhosa
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