under the same roof

idiom

: in the same house
They all live under the same roof.

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When both your content delivery and your traffic control live under the same roof, any failure becomes total, and your ability to recover disappears. Mehdi Daoudi, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025 But with Matthew’s parents under the same roof and the challenges of adjusting to living together, their new beginning may be harder than either of them expected. Emlyn Travis Published, EW.com, 31 July 2025 Infidelity, religion and sibling rivalry are among the other topics that emerge over a long weekend under the same roof and a game of cards called Bid Whist. Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2025 All the boys were living under the same roof as their mother again. Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 14 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for under the same roof

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“Under the same roof.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20the%20same%20roof. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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