move house
To change one's place of residence.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“We are going to move house next month.”
“It is always stressful to move house, but we are excited about our new neighborhood.”
“After living in the same apartment for twenty years, the elderly couple decided it was finally time to move house and downsize.”
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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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bust a move
To dance.
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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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get a move on
To hurry up, to get moving.
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get moving
To start hurrying to undertake a task.
Last updated August 10, 2026