over one's head
Example Sentences
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Paralyzing traffic is one symptom; the increasingly absurd price of putting a roof over one’s head is another.
From New York Times • May 7, 2018
Pouring a bucket of ice water over one’s head, quite frankly, is.
From Salon • Aug. 21, 2014
For others, any roof over one’s head is better than none.
From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2011
For cash-squeezed consumers by the millions, shopping on credit for everything from a new suit of clothing, to cars, kitchen appliances, even a roof over one's head, is increasingly painful.
From Time Magazine Archive
Better than a roof over one's head is a fire at one's feet; for what is there deadlier than the chill of a fireless house?
From The Hills of Hingham by Sharp, Dallas Lore
