"roof over one's head" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-roof over one's head.ogg [Australia] Forms: roofs over one's head [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|roofs over one's head}} roof over one's head (plural roofs over one's head)
  1. (idiomatic) Somewhere to live; shelter. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: roof over the head Translations (somewhere to live): 庇護 (Chinese Mandarin), 庇护 (bìhù) (Chinese Mandarin), katto päänsä päällä (Finnish), Dach überm Kopf [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-roof_over_one's_head-en-noun-bINjI7JD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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