(a) roof over head

(a) roof over head
a roof over (your) head a place to live.

At least we have a roof over our heads and the children have something to eat.


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  • (a) roof over your head — a roof over your head phrase a place to live Some people are struggling to keep a roof over their head. Thesaurus: home and places where people livesynonym towns, cities and villageshyponym Main entry: roof …   Useful english dictionary

  • have a roof over your head — have a ˈroof over your head idiom to have somewhere to live • Thanks to Bob s generosity, I still have a roof over my head. Main entry: ↑roofidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • (a) roof over your head — a roof over (your) head a place to live. At least we have a roof over our heads and the children have something to eat …   New idioms dictionary

  • have a roof over one's head — To have somewhere to live • • • Main Entry: ↑roof …   Useful english dictionary

  • a roof over your head — a place to live Some people are struggling to keep a roof over their head …   English dictionary

  • roof over one's head — shelter, residence, home …   English contemporary dictionary

  • roof — roof1 W2S3 [ru:f US ru:f, ruf] n ↑chimney, ↑gutter [: Old English; Origin: hrof] 1.) the structure that covers or forms the top of a building, vehicle, tent etc ▪ They finally found the cat up on the roof. roof of ▪ We can probably strap the… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • roof — roof1 [ ruf ] (plural roofs [ rufs ] or rooves [ ruvz ] ) noun count *** 1. ) the top outer part of a building: The roof is leaking again. a thatched roof (=made of straw) a ) the top outer part of a vehicle: One man had climbed onto the roof of… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • roof — 1 noun (C) 1 OF A BUILDING the outside surface or structure on top of a building, vehicle, tent etc: Our roof used to leak whenever it rained. | We can probably strap the cases to the roof of her car. 2 OF A PASSAGE the top of a passage under the …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • roof — [[t]ru͟ːf[/t]] ♦♦♦ roofs (The plural can be pronounced [[t]ru͟ːfs[/t]] or [[t]ru͟ːvz[/t]].) 1) N COUNT The roof of a building is the covering on top of it that protects the people and things inside from the weather. ...a small stone cottage with… …   English dictionary

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