a roof over one's head
idiom
: a place to live
We don't have much money, but at least we have a roof over our heads.
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Paying to keep vehicles running and a roof over one's head accounted for more than half the March rise in the consumer price index, which rose 3.5% last month from a year ago.
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Kate Gibson, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2024
Not only does this type of housing provide a roof over one's head, but supportive services like case management workers and mental health and drug addiction treatment, which is seen by homelessness policy experts as the key to reducing chronic homelessness.
—The Indianapolis Star, 10 Nov. 2022
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Kate Gibson, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2024
Not only does this type of housing provide a roof over one's head, but supportive services like case management workers and mental health and drug addiction treatment, which is seen by homelessness policy experts as the key to reducing chronic homelessness.
—The Indianapolis Star, 10 Nov. 2022
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“A roof over one's head.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20roof%20over%20one%27s%20head. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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