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AT HOME,

BRING HOME,

BRING HOME THE BACON,

CHICKENS COME HOME TO ROOST,

CLOSE TO HOME,

CONVALESCENT HOME or NURSING HOME or REST HOME,

KEEP THE HOME FIRES BURNING,

MAKE ONESELF AT HOME,

NOBODY HOME,

WRITE HOME ABOUT.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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at home

[at home] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. In the place where you live or come from. * /I went to his house, but he was not at home./ * /Americans […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

make oneself at home

[make oneself at home] {v. phr.} To feel comfortable; act as if you were in your own home. * /If you get to my house before I do, help yourself […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

bring home

[bring home] {v.} To show clearly; emphasize; make (someone) realize; demonstrate. * /The accident caused a death in his family, and it brought home to him the evil of drinking […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

write home about

[write home about] {v. phr.} To become especially enthusiastic or excited about; boast about. - Often used after "to". * /Mary's trip to the World's Fair was something to write […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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