A goalkeeper, he was tall and described as safe as houses.
The cheque is as safe as houses because it is often drawn on state bodies and will not bounce.
When they were sold those plans, they were told that they were as safe as houses.
People generally believe that once they shut their front doors they are as safe as houses.
To feel as safe as houses is a solid bedrock through the ups and downs of the economy and the proposed remedies.
