home free

Idioms  

1. In a secure or comfortable position, especially because of being certain to succeed. For example, Once I meet the schedule I'll be home free, or I think we have enough support for this measure—we're home free. This expression probably alludes to safely reaching baseball's home plate, meaning one has scored a run. [Mid-1900s]

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Example Sentences

But the global economy isn’t home free just yet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

If the numbers match, you’re probably home free; if they don’t match, something could be wrong.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

In a statement, Clanmil Housing Association said "everyone should be allowed to live in peace and feel safe in their home, free from intimidation or threat".

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2025

In the legendary 1939 film “The Women,” New York wives trundle off to Reno, where a six-week residency law lets them divorce their wayward husbands and return home free.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2024

It was one stupid dinner, and then she’d be home free.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

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