Home & living
under one roof
in the same building
If people live or stay under one roof, they live or stay in the same house or building.
Hear it in real life
Do your children still live at home?
Yes, we are all under one roof for now.
It was the first time in years that all my cousins were under one roof.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: We all live in one roof.
Say: We all live under one roof.
The fixed preposition is "under," not "in."
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
live under one roof; have everyone under one roof
Your turn: say it out loud
It was the first time in years that all my cousins were under one roof.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
under one roof
in the same building
“It was the first time in years that all my cousins were under one roof.”
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