Home Idioms

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Home away from home - a place that you think is as pleasant and

comfortable as your own house

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Their hotel room was so nice and cozy that they felt like it was a home

away from home.

There’s no place like home - a saying that home is the most satisfying

place to be

Finally, I was relaxing in front of my fireplace after a long trip. There’s no

place like home.

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Make yourself at home- please make yourself comfortable

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When we arrived at the hotel, a doorman

showed us to our room. ‘Please make

yourself at home’, he said.

It’s nothing to write home about- mediocre; not as good as you expected

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Her new job was ordinary –

nothing to write home about.

Homesick- feeling unhappy because you are a long way from your

home

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When I moved to Canada, I felt a little homesick until I found new friends.