on the house

1. At the expense of the establishment, as in This hotel serves an afternoon tea that's on the house. This idiom uses house in the sense of “an inn, tavern, or other building serving the public.” [Late 1800s]

Example Sentences

He still had student loans when he was sworn into Congress and went viral a few years ago for baby-wearing his infant son on the House floor during a House speaker fight.

From Los Angeles Times

“Our defense of Congresswoman McIver, and our work to hold Mr. Mills accountable are both in service of this Caucus’ relentless pursuit of justice,” CBC Chair Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y. , who read the entirety of the Mills’ censure resolution on the House Floor on Wednesday, said in a statement to Politico.

From Salon

A police raid on the house this week however turned up no painting - but two weapons were seized, federal prosecutor Carlos Martínez told local media.

From BBC

The president just this week repeated a demand that Crockett, the Dallas-area representative who uses her post on the House Oversight Committee to hold the administration accountable, take an intelligence test.

From Salon

Collier settled in for her long night on the House floor with a blue eye mask and white-and-red blankets and a small Texas flag that marked a page in the book “African Founders: How Enslaved People Expanded American Ideals.”

From Salon