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home free

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  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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I own my home free and clear and have no other debt at all.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 20, 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

Indy finally seems home free … and then comes the topper.

From New York Times • Jul. 3, 2023

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

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

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