keep house
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“Me Time” is written and directed by John Hamburg, and his movie attempts to include domestic conversations that speak to the lives of men who keep house.
From New York Times ● Aug. 25, 2022
Hilda holed up with her cat, Rommel, until, on Christmas Day 1987, she was invited to move to the country with the widowed Dr Lowther and keep house for him.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 14, 2016
“I was inspired by my mother, my grandmother and all women who work hard trying to run a business, keep house and make ends meet,” she said.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 22, 2015
While daddy’s gone, Fran — despite the flu she’s suffering from — is reminded to buy groceries and keep house for the summer people, such roustabout work being the family’s main source of income.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 18, 2015
Like the other girls in the village, they stayed home and learned from their mother how to keep house.
From "A Long Walk to Water" by Linda Sue Park
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