a creaking door hangs longest
Someone who is apparently in poor health may well outlive the ostensibly-stronger.
House & home · Nhà cửa 200
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a golden key can open any door
Sufficient money can accomplish anything.
a house divided against itself cannot stand
A group or organization that is weakened by internal dissent will not remain united.
a house is not a home
A home is not merely a building but requires inhabitants and a friendly atmosphere.
a man's home is his castle
A proverbial expression of personal privacy and security.
an Englishman's home is his castle
Synonym of a man's home is his castle.
animal house
A rowdy frat house.
as one door closes, another opens
Synonym of when one door closes, another opens.
back door
To betray (someone); to double-cross (someone); to set (someone) up; to take advantage of (someone's) trust.
balls to the wall
Full throttle; at maximum speed.
bang like a dunny door
To have sexual intercourse very frequently or very vigorously.
bang like a shithouse door
Synonym of bang like a dunny door.
bay window
A protruding belly.
big house
Prison, jail.
blow the doors off
Be considerably better.
booby house
booby-hatch; lunatic asylum
boy next door
A young, attractive, slim male, usually having little body hair.
brick house
A voluptuous woman with a large rotund buttocks and bust.
bring home the bacon
Achieve success.
Buck House
Buckingham Palace.
bói ra ma, quét nhà ra rác
being a medium and getting "possessed" at some point is as predictable as sweeping your home and getting trash
bấm nút mở cửa cho ai vào
to buzz someone in
bụt nhà không thiêng
familiarity breeds contempt
can house
A brothel, bordello.
Chinese home run
A home run hit to the minimum distance possible, usually just over the outfield fence closest to home plate.
chuyển nhà
to move house
chuỗi cửa hàng đồ ăn nhanh
fast-food chain
cháy nhà mới ra mặt chuột
Only when something bad happens; the skeleton(s) in the closet will be revealed.
chợ trong nhà
indoor market
clean house
To win overwhelmingly.
close the stable door after the horse has bolted
To take precautions only after the damage has already happened.
close to home
Relevant to the point that you feel uncomfortable.
con có cha như nhà có nóc
"children need their fathers to be complete"
con nhà tông không giống lông cũng giống cánh
the apple does not fall far from the tree
cá nhà táng
(noun) sperm whale
cân nhà bếp
kitchen scales
câu cửa miệng
(noun) colloquialisms or colloquial collocations
cõng rắn cắn gà nhà
To bring in an outsider or enemy who then harms your own people — inviting the wolf into the house.
căn nhà nghỉ dưỡng cho thuê
holiday rental; vacation rental
cả nhà
(phrase) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cả, nhà.
cấm cửa
(verb) to close one's door (to)
cổng soát vé
ticket barrier
cổng xoay
(noun) turnstile (rotating mechanical device)
cửa
(noun) door or window
cửa chớp
(noun) shutters (adjustable window slats)
cửa hiệu
(noun) store, (small) shop
cửa hàng
(noun) shop, store
cửa hàng bách hoá
(noun) department store
cửa hàng bách hóa
(noun) Traditional tone placement spelling of cửa hàng bách hoá.
cửa hàng kim khí
hardware shop
cửa hàng kính mắt
optician's shop
cửa hàng miễn thuế
duty-free shop
cửa hàng nhạc cụ
music-instrument shop
cửa hàng nội thất
furniture store
cửa hàng tiện lợi
convenience store
cửa hàng trang sức
jewellery shop
cửa hàng tạp hoá
(noun) grocery store, grocery
cửa hàng tạp hóa
grocery shop
cửa hàng văn phòng phẩm
stationery shop
cửa hàng điện máy
electronics and electrical-appliance store
cửa hàng đồ cổ
antique shop
cửa hàng đồ làm vườn
garden-supplies shop
cửa khẩu
(noun) border checkpoint
cửa mình
(noun) synonym of âm hộ (“a vulva”, literally “yin door”)
cửa ngõ
(noun) gateway
cửa quyền
(adjective) power-tripping, authoritarian
cửa sông
(noun) estuary; river mouth
cửa sổ
(noun) window
cửa sổ mái
skylight; roof window
cửa tiệm
(noun) store, shop
cửa xoay
(noun) revolving door (rotating door)
cửa ô
(noun) city gate
dope house
A dwelling where drugs are either used or sold.
dép đi trong nhà
slippers; house shoes
early doors
Women's drawers.
fat as a house
Very fat; plump; overweight.
fly on the wall
To join an otherwise private interaction, unnoticed to watch and/or listen to something.
get on like a house on fire
To immediately start a good relationship with someone.
glory wall
A large hole in a screen or wall big enough to allow an individual's buttocks or lower body to be stuck through, made to facilitate anonymous sex with another person.
go hard or go home
To face a challenge by making a bold, superior effort, lest one give up and forgo the opportunity.
going home club
A group of people not participating in extracurricular clubs or activities; a metaphorical "club" of people not belonging to any school club.
hash house
A cheap restaurant.
hit a home run
To engage in sexual intercourse.
hiệu ứng nhà kính
(noun) greenhouse effect
home and dry
Successful in achieving your objective.
home in
To draw close to a destination, especially using radar; to move towards a target.
home is where you hang your hat
Rather than feeling nostalgic or sentimental, one should simply accept any place where one happens to reside as one's home.
home slice
A fellow, particularly a male acquaintance, from one's home town.
house dick
A hotel detective.
House of Commons
An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
house of horrors
A very grisly scene, particularly a crime scene.
House of Mouse
The Walt Disney Company.
House That Freddy Built
The American film and television production studio New Line Cinema.
it takes a heap of living to make a house a home
A house is simply a physical structure and does not count as a home until significant events in the inhabitants' lives have occurred there over a substantial period of time, and they have developed an emotional bond to the house and its immediate environs.
it takes a lot of living to make a house a home
Synonym of it takes a heap of living to make a house a home.
khu nhà vệ sinh và phòng tắm
toilet and shower block
khôn nhà dại chợ
clever at home but foolish out on the street; a smart aleck among family but timid among strangers
lamborghini door
A scissor door.
like a cat on a hot tin roof
Jumpy, nervous.
loser back home
A person that cannot succeed in their home country and becomes an expatriate as a result.
molly house
A tavern or other establishment in 18th and 19th century England where homosexuals could meet for various activities, such as cross-dressing and sexual encounters.
màn cửa
(noun) curtain
mái chèo
(noun) an oar or a paddle
mái ngố
(noun) blunt bangs
mái vòm
(noun) arch; vault; dome
mái ấm
(noun) loving family; home
môi giới cho thuê nhà
letting agent
mỗi cây mỗi hoa, mỗi nhà mỗi cảnh
Different trees have different flowers; different families have different situations. / Every family goes through its own problems.
mở cửa
(verb) to open the door
người nhà
(noun) member of the family; relative
ngưỡng cửa
door threshold
nhà
(noun) house; home; dwelling
nhà binh
(adjective) military
nhà buôn
(noun) merchant
nhà báo
(noun) a journalist
nhà bè
(noun) hut built atop a wooden raft; floating house; houseboat
nhà bạt
(noun) a canopy; a canvas tent roof on long poles
nhà bếp
(noun) kitchen
nhà chọc trời
(noun) a skyscraper
nhà chứa
(noun) a brothel; whorehouse; bordello
nhà có sân
house with a yard
nhà cầu
(noun) latrine; lavatory
nhà cửa
(noun) house; dwelling
nhà dây thép
(noun) post office
nhà dòng
(noun) a religious order
nhà ga
(noun) railway station
nhà giam
(noun) prison; jail
nhà giàu mới nổi
(noun) parvenu, nouveau riche
nhà giáo
(noun) educator, especially teacher
nhà giây thép
post office (pre-1975 / overseas Vietnamese usage; today usually “bưu điện”)
nhà giả kim
(noun) an alchemist
nhà giữ trẻ
(noun) nursery school; childcare
nhà hàng
(noun) a restaurant that accommodates large numbers of people, is often swanky, but is not necessarily for fine dining
nhà hát
(noun) theatre (place or building)
nhà hảo tâm
(noun) philanthropist
nhà khách
(noun) guesthouse
nhà kính
(noun) a greenhouse
nhà là phải có nóc
(interjection) refrain used by henpecked men to justify staying or their situation
nhà lá
(noun) a hut with roof of leaves
nhà lầu
(noun) multi-storey
nhà máy
(noun) factory, plant
nhà máy lọc dầu
(noun) oil refinery
nhà máy điện
(noun) power plant, power station
nhà một tầng
single-story house
nhà nghỉ
(noun) guesthouse; guest cottage; hostel
nhà nguyện
(noun) chapel
nhà ngói cây mít
An image of settled rural prosperity — a tile-roofed house and jackfruit trees mark a well-established household.
nhà ngươi
(pronoun) thou, thee
nhà nhà
(noun) each and every household
nhà nông
(noun) a farmer; an agricultural worker; a peasant
nhà quân
(pronoun) I; me
nhà quê
(noun) country; countryside
nhà rường
(noun) traditional wooden house originating in the Huế region
nhà song lập
semi-detached house
nhà sàn
(noun) stilt house
nhà sách
(noun) bookshop; bookstore
nhà sư
(noun) monk; bonze
nhà sạch thì mát, bát sạch ngon cơm
it is important to be clean and tidy
nhà thi đấu
(noun) a sports arena
nhà thuốc
(noun) pharmacy; drugstore; chemist (shop)
nhà thơ
(noun) a poet
nhà thương
(noun) hospital
nhà thương điên
(noun) lunatic asylum; mental hospital
nhà thổ
(noun) a brothel; whorehouse; bordello
nhà thờ
(noun) a house of worship
nhà tranh
(noun) a thatched cottage
nhà trường
(noun) school (generally speaking)
nhà trẻ
(noun) a nursery school or daycare center
nhà trọ
(noun) a boarding or rental complex, room or apartment
nhà tu
(noun) a convent; a friar, a monk
nhà táng
(noun) kind of model house, made from bamboo or paper and can be brightly colored, placed above the coffin
nhà tôi
My spouse — the traditional, gently humble way to refer to one’s husband or wife.
nhà tư tưởng
(noun) thinker
nhà vô địch
(noun) champion
nhà văn
(noun) writer
nhà văn hoá
(noun) cultural center or palace of culture
nhà vườn
(noun) orchard farmers
nhà vệ sinh
(noun) bathroom; lavatory
nhà xe
(noun) garage
nhà xuất bản
(noun) publisher; publishing house
nhà xác
(noun) morgue
nhà xí
(noun) toilet
nhà ăn
(noun) dining hall, dining room
nhà đất
(noun) house and land; housing; estate (generally speaking)
nhà để xe
(noun) garage (building or section of building used to store a car, tools, etc.)
nhà ở
(noun) a house; a home
nước nhà
(noun) one's home country; native land; motherland
nứt đố đổ vách
to be loaded; to be filthy rich
opportunity knocks at every man's door
Everybody gets opportunities.
paper house
An audience composed of people who have come in on free passes.
paper the house
To give away free tickets to a theater performance etc. so as to ensure a sizeable audience.
paper wall
A thin wall, especially if poorly soundproof.
people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
One should not criticize others if one has similar weaknesses.
piss something up the wall
To waste or squander (money, talent, opportunity, etc.).
quét nhà
sweep the floor
quê nhà
(noun) one's dear hometown; one's dear homeland
rat house
A mental hospital.
Red Roof Inn
One of the outhouses with a red metal roof that have been built across Philmont Scout Ranch.
rock house
A residential building where crack cocaine is manufactured, sold, or consumed.
rock the house
To jam at a concert, get down.