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idiomhousesgo (all) round the houses BrEBrEto talk about lots of other things instead of the subject you are supposed to be talking about:I asked him how much he earned, and he went all round the houses trying to avoid answering. Can we just decide what it is we are going to vote on - we seem to have gone round the houses on this issue.people who live in glass houses (shouldn't throw stones)used in order to say that you should not criticize other people when you have the same faults that they do:Jenkins' company does business with the multinational that he criticizes. People who live in glass houses should avoid throwing stones.Sanders has suffered enough, without a public trial and judgement from all the respectable people who live in glass houses.(as) safe as houses BrEBrEvery safe:Kerrigan knows that as long as he keeps in favour with Sanderson his job is as safe as houses.Our new savings account keeps your money as safe as houses, and you can get it back whenever you like.
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