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comfort zone

idiom
Meaning

The range of circumstances in which a person feels relaxed or able to cope.


Examples
SIMPLE

I need to step out of my comfort zone more often.

CONTEXTUAL

She felt nervous about the new job, but she knew she had to leave her comfort zone to grow.

COMPLEX

By deliberately venturing beyond his comfort zone to master a foreign language, he discovered a newfound confidence that transformed his professional life.

Anchors to
Related idioms6entries
  1. 01

    cold comfort

    Much less reassurance, consolation, aid, or pleasure than one needs or desires.

  2. 02

    comfort girl

    A female sex slave; prostitute.

  3. 03

    comfort woman

    A woman forced, or supposedly recruited, into brothels by the Japanese occupation forces before or during World War II.

  4. 04

    creature comfort

    Any small item or detail that makes a person feel comfortable and at home.

  5. 05

    flood the zone

    To fill a relevant region of the field of play.

  6. 06

    twilight zone

    To put or place into an indeterminate position; to be in an ambiguous, undetermined, or improper context.

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