out of house and home
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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
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
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
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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.
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.