Set up housekeeping In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "set up housekeeping", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Zesty Y calendar 2021-12-04 03:12

Meaning of Set up housekeeping

Set up housekeeping phrase

To start to live in a new house with your romantic partner.

 

We are going to set up housekeeping next week. Where should we buy some new furniture?

To me, setting up housekeeping before getting married is one way to find out if my partner and I can co-exist in a shared space and have a relationship that will last a lifetime.

Grammar and Usage of Set up housekeeping

Verb Forms

  • setting up housekeeping

The verb "set" must be conjugated according to its tense.
 

Origin of Set up housekeeping

This phrase dates from the mid 1800s.

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