set up house
idiom
: to become settled in a house where one is going to live
They moved to California and set up house in a suburb of Los Angeles.
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In a spot overlooking a meadow in upstate New York, Thomas Phifer and his wife, Jean, have set up house in a handful of black cabins as tightly shingled as the wing feathers of a starling.
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Scott Frances, WSJ, 23 Apr. 2022
The premiere immediately takes us back to the creepy cabin in the woods where the girls, their late coach’s son Travis (Kevin Alves), and handicapped assistant coach Ben (Steven Krueger) have set up house.
—Radhika Menon, ELLE, 23 Mar. 2023
Six young men set up house in an Ibizan villa to compete for the affections of Miriam and a £10,000 ($12,100) cash prize, but the show producers failed to tell them Miriam was trans.
—Simon Hill, Wired, 4 Aug. 2022
The trunk is deep enough to set up house in, or at least curl up for a nap.
—Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 14 July 2022
Closer to your home, seal the openings where snakes like to set up house.
—Rose Kennedy, ajc, 20 Apr. 2022
The brothers Schlegel and their wives set up house in Jena, and this became the salon-headquarters of the Jena Romantics.
—Jeffrey Collins, WSJ, 18 Mar. 2022
Same with most of the individuals who’ve set up house in Texas.
—Greg Jefferson, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Sep. 2021
So, my mom set up house in many locations.
—Rebecca Maitland, Houston Chronicle, 29 Aug. 2020
Scott Frances, WSJ, 23 Apr. 2022
The premiere immediately takes us back to the creepy cabin in the woods where the girls, their late coach’s son Travis (Kevin Alves), and handicapped assistant coach Ben (Steven Krueger) have set up house.
—Radhika Menon, ELLE, 23 Mar. 2023
Six young men set up house in an Ibizan villa to compete for the affections of Miriam and a £10,000 ($12,100) cash prize, but the show producers failed to tell them Miriam was trans.
—Simon Hill, Wired, 4 Aug. 2022
The trunk is deep enough to set up house in, or at least curl up for a nap.
—Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 14 July 2022
Closer to your home, seal the openings where snakes like to set up house.
—Rose Kennedy, ajc, 20 Apr. 2022
The brothers Schlegel and their wives set up house in Jena, and this became the salon-headquarters of the Jena Romantics.
—Jeffrey Collins, WSJ, 18 Mar. 2022
Same with most of the individuals who’ve set up house in Texas.
—Greg Jefferson, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Sep. 2021
So, my mom set up house in many locations.
—Rebecca Maitland, Houston Chronicle, 29 Aug. 2020
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