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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home free

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

I’ve owned my home free and clear since 2008.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2025

The lower set of dental prosthetics was then nixed, and Vergara was home free.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2024

Research shows that protecting homes from blowing embers using fire-resistant roofs and gutters and keeping the area around a home free of easily flammable material makes a big difference, Cope said.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2024

He was home free: he had pulled it off; his act of rebellion had succeeded; he was safe, and he had nothing to be ashamed of to anyone.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

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