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[home] See: [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 […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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

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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