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on one's home ground
Where one has the advantage of familiarity. For example,
Teams generally find it easier to win on their home ground
, or
The candidate from Maine was speaking on his home ground
.
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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