Home Idioms
Her stand-up comedy routine was so funny. She really _____________
Brought the house down
A person who provides accommodation for guests or lodgers
Host
The owner of a property who rents it out to tenants
Landlord/Landlady
An area of grass in front of or behind a house
Lawn
A person who designs buildings
Architect
Even though I had just met Sara, I felt completely ___________ with her
At home
A person who you share a home with
Flatmate
A person who rents a house or apartment from a landlord
Tenant
You can't have a fireplace if you don't have a ________
Chimney
A person who constructs buildings
Builder
Nothing to write home about
A shared living space for students, usually on a university campus
Dormitory/dorm
To renovate or improve a house or apartment
To do up (a property)
A space just below the roof of the house. Often used for storage
Attic
A person who installs and fixes pipes, sinks, and toilets
Plumber
Come in and __________- I'll get us some drinks!
Make yourself at home
A person who lives in a property without permission or legal rights
Squatter
To pay an initial sum of money to secure a rental property
To put down a deposit
He is too tall for this small house! His head nearly touches the _______
Ceiling
A person who builds and repairs wooden structure
Carpenter
Can you stop __________ and just tell me what happened?
Going round the houses
Someone who rents a room in another person's house and shares common spaces.
Lodger
To carefully read the details of a contract to avoid hidden conditions.
To check the small print before signing something
A glass-enclosed room, often used as a sunroom or greenhouse
Conservatory
The ________ carries bricks and mixes cement at the construction site
Labourer