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local {n.}

A public house close to one's home.

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[local yokel] {n.}, {slang}, {citizen's band radio jargon} City police officer, as opposed to state police or highway patrol. * /There's a local yokel westbound on the move./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

close to home

[close to home] {adv. phr.} Too near to someone's personal feelings, wishes, or interests. * /When John made fun of Bob's way of walking, he struck close to home./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[eat one out of house and home] {v. phr.} 1. To eat so much as to cause economic hardship. * /Our teenaged sons are so hungry all the time that […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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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

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