home away from home
Americanidiom
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a place, often visited, where one feels as comfortable as in their own home.
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a place one frequents so regularly or spends so much time there as to be considered, often humorously, a second home.
Example Sentences
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Jaguars head coach Liam Coen, whose team hold the NFL's UK marketing rights, said "London is undoubtedly our home away from home".
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
Often hailed as the sporting capital of the world, the city is a home away from home for New Zealand–born Racing Bulls driver Liam Lawson.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
For much of this week, the baseball stadium will serve as the Rams’ home away from home as they prepare for Sunday’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium in London.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2025
Even one of the most thrilling games in the club’s recent memory, a 3-3 draw in the Champions League semifinal against Inter, had to unfold at Barça’s home away from home.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 12, 2025
Then he made it his home away from home and began painstakingly to learn the town from the ground up, while searching for a family whose experience would carry a narrative.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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