She likes to keep house and cook for her family.
keep house
idiomTo take care of domestic chores; work as a housekeeper.
After retiring, he found that he actually enjoyed the daily routine of keeping house.
Despite her demanding career, she insisted on keeping house herself, finding a strange sense of order in the domestic tasks.
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basket house
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.
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bet the house
Synonym of bet the farm.
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bottom the house
To clean a house from top to bottom; to clean a house extremely thoroughly.
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bring down the house
To garner enthusiastic or wild applause or laughter.
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cobbler, keep to your last
One should not criticise matters outside one's field of expertise; one should mind one's business.
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earn one's keep
To perform satisfactory physical labor or to provide other worthy services in return for remuneration, lodging, or other benefits; to support oneself financially.
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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.
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gift that keeps on giving
Something with continuous (typically positive) consequences.
Last updated April 17, 2026