Are Joe and Sue married? - Oh, no, - it's just a case of light housekeeping.
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light housekeeping — {n.}, {slang} An arrangement in which an unmarried couple live together. * /Are Joe and Sue married? Oh, no, it s just a case of light housekeeping./ See: SHACK UP WITH … Dictionary of American idioms
light housekeeping — {n.}, {slang} An arrangement in which an unmarried couple live together. * /Are Joe and Sue married? Oh, no, it s just a case of light housekeeping./ See: SHACK UP WITH … Dictionary of American idioms
light housekeeping — noun Date: 1872 1. domestic work restricted to the less laborious duties 2. housekeeping in quarters with limited facilities for cooking … New Collegiate Dictionary
light housekeeping — (ˈ) ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : domestic work restricted to the less laborious duties (as dusting or using a vacuum cleaner) 2. : housekeeping in a room or apartment with limited facilities for cooking … Useful english dictionary
light-housekeeping — American living as man and wife without marriage A pun on light1 and the avocation of the coastguard … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
light — light1 [līt] n. [ME liht < OE lēoht, akin to Ger licht < IE base * leuk , to shine, bright > Gr leukos, white, L lux & lumen, light, lucere, to shine, luna, moon, Welsh llug, gleam] 1. a) the form of electromagnetic radiation that acts… … English World dictionary
housekeeping — n. 1) to do housekeeping 2) light housekeeping * * * [ haʊsˌkiːpɪŋ] light housekeeping to do housekeeping … Combinatory dictionary
Housekeeping (novel) — infobox Book | name = Housekeeping title orig = translator = image caption = Cover of a trade paperback reprint edition. author = Marilynne Robinson illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Novel… … Wikipedia
Big Bay Point Light — Infobox Lighthouse caption = Undated USCG photo location = Big Bay, Michigan coordinates = yearlit = 1896 automated = 1945 yeardeactivated = 1961 (Now Private Aid to Navigation) foundation = construction = Brick shape = Square marking = red brick … Wikipedia
Cooking Light — Categories Cooking Frequency Monthly First issue 1987 Company Southern Progress Co … Wikipedia
