roof over one's head, a

roof over one's head, a idiom
A shelter, especially a home, as in I can barely afford to put a roof over my head, my salary is so low.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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