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set up housekeeping
set up housekeeping
set up housekeeping
to start living in a place
After a honeymoon in Georgia, the newlyweds set up housekeeping in Washington.
Usage notes: often said about two people who are just starting to live together
Related vocabulary:
shack up (with
somebody
)
See also:
set
,
up
set up housekeeping
Move in together, as in
Couples today often set up housekeeping long before they marry
. [Mid-1800s]
See also:
set
,
up
set up housekeeping
To establish a household.
See also:
set
,
up
Common Names:
Name
Gender
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Leonard
LEN-ərd
(English)
, LAY-o-nahrt
(Dutch)
English, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic
Saibh
SIEV
Irish
Sharleen
shahr-LEEN
English
Donnie
DAHN-ee
English
Aveza
-
Ancient Germanic
Art
AHRT
English
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