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basket house

idiom
Meaning

A cafe or similar establishment where musical performances are given and the performers are then paid with money placed in a basket by members of the audience.


Examples
SIMPLE

We listen to live music at the local basket house every Friday.

CONTEXTUAL

The young guitarist played a beautiful set at the basket house, hoping the audience would fill his basket with tips.

COMPLEX

The city's vibrant folk scene thrived in the dimly lit basket house, where performers relied entirely on the generosity of the crowd to earn their keep.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    bet the house

    Synonym of bet the farm.

  2. 02

    bottom the house

    To clean a house from top to bottom; to clean a house extremely thoroughly.

  3. 03

    bring down the house

    To garner enthusiastic or wild applause or laughter.

  4. 04

    eat someone out of house and home

    To consume so much of someone's store of food that little or none is left for the owner.

  5. 05

    house cooling party

    A party to celebrate when a person decides to leave a house or flat, and sometimes to help prepare the space for the incoming residents.

  6. 06

    house nigger

    A subservient or accultured black person; an Uncle Tom or black race traitor.

  7. 07

    house of cards

    A structure or argument built on a shaky foundation.

  8. 08

    house of God

    A church.

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