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home in onTo focus or narrow down to something; to find or draw closer, as by trial and error or a gradual seeking process.Rate it:

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out of house and homeHelping Your Dog Adjust to a New Home, The Progressive Animal Welfare Society.Rate it:

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a man's home is his castle(US) a proverbial expression of personal privacy and securityRate it:

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don't try this at homeA caution that the activity being described or demonstrated is not safe.Rate it:

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home teamThe team that's playing in the usual area that they play in, as opposed to the visitor team.Rate it:

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out of house and homeGlobal Checkup: How Healthy is Earth?, Science NOW.Rate it:

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hits pretty close to homehaving a direct personal effect on you.Rate it:

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sent him home to his mamaGot a divorce.Rate it:

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take one's ball and go homeTo cease participating in an activity that has turned to one's disadvantage, especially out of spite, or in a way that prevents others from participating as well.Rate it:

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'til the cows come homeAlternative form of until the cows come home.Rate it:

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Eat You Out of House and HomeTo eat and spend everything that other person has in his houseRate it:

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ghost homeA residence intentionally kept vacant by an absentee owner, especially a foreign investor, as a financially safe asset to be liquidated at a convenient time.Rate it:

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hammer homeUntil or so that a person or group of people understands it.Rate it:

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home is where you hang your hatRather than feeling nostalgic or sentimental, one should simply accept any place where one happens to reside as one's home.1948, Ruth L. Yorck, "D.P.Rate it:

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home stretchThe final part of a distance or the final effort needed to finish.Rate it:

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the chickens come home to roostA person's past wrongdoings will return to negatively affect them.Rate it:

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write home aboutSee nothing to write home about and something to write home about.Rate it:

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a bird may love a fish, but where will they build their home?It's too hard to make a relationship work when two people are so vastly different. Similar variations end by saying "...where will they build their nest?" and "...where will they build their home together?"Rate it:

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a house is not a homeA home is not merely a building but requires inhabitants and a friendly atmosphere.Rate it:

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about homeA shortened version of "about to be home" , meaning you are very close to your homeRate it:

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an englishman's home is his castle(UK) a proverbial expression of personal privacy and securityRate it:

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at homeIn one's place of residence.Rate it:

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at homeIn the home of one's parents.Rate it:

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bring homeTo earn (money)Rate it:

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bring homeTo make clearer or better understoodRate it:

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Chickens Come Home to RoostCertain words or actions, which carry evil intentions, always haunt a person - who uses them or carries them outRate it:

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chickens come home to roostA person's past wrongdoings will always return to negatively affect them.Rate it:

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chickens coming home to roostConsequences visited upon someone who originally had appeared to escape them.Rate it:

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close to homeAffecting people close to, or within, ones family circle.Rate it:

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come home to roostBad consequences of actions inevitably coming to pass.Rate it:

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drive homeTo push to or into a target.Rate it:

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drive homeWith tangible or powerful demonstration.Rate it:

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eat someone out of house and homeTo consume such a portion of one's store of food that little is left for the owner.Rate it:

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eat someone out of house and homeC. 1598, William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 2, Act II Scene I.Rate it:

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hello am homeKnock knock to anybody home, am just coming in nowRate it:

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hit homeTo do something particularly great.Rate it:

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hit homeTo be especially memorable or meaningful; to be fully understood, believed or appreciated.Rate it:

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home and hosedHaving safely reached one's target.Rate it:

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home gameAn athletic contest played in a team's own geographic area.Rate it:

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home is where the heart isOne's true home is where one feels happiest.Rate it:

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home runA four-base hit, a homer.Rate it:

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home runbaseball termRate it:

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home runA success; especially, a popular success.Rate it:

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home runThe portion of a journey that ends at home.Rate it:

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home trainingUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see home,‎ training.Rate it:

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home truthsTo be honest about something and tell it as it is, without holding anything back.Rate it:

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keep the home fires burningTo maintain daily routine and provide the necessities of life in a home or community.Rate it:

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leave homeTo stop living with one's parents.Rate it:

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make oneself at homeTo make oneself comfortable as if one were in one's own home.Rate it:

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make yourself at homeA welcoming invitation to a guest to treat a place as if it were their home; a gesture to put someone at ease or make them feel more comfortable, especially in a new or unfamiliar placeRate it:

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