English · Idiom Candidate

out of house and home

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Forced to leave one's home due to financial or other difficulties

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Bị buộc rời nhà vì khó khăn tài chính hoặc khác

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Literally: without a house or home

Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Examples

The family was turned out of house and home after failing to pay rent

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.

Topics: House & home

Common questions

What does “out of house and home” mean?

Forced to leave one's home due to financial or other difficulties Literally: without a house or home

Is “out of house and home” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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