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love nest

idiom

A residence, especially a condominium or cabin, where a couple (particularly a newly cohabiting or married couple) can enjoy each other's company.


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Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    feather one's nest

    To achieve benefits, especially financial ones, by taking advantage of the opportunities with which one is presented; to amass a comfortable amount of personal wealth; especially, to do so to a degree that involves venality.

  2. 02

    first love

    The thing, place, or activity of which one is fondest; one's most fundamental interest or attachment.

  3. 03

    for the love of the game

    Doing something for one's own enjoyment or other intrinsic desire to do so; not for other reasons such as money or other ulterior motives.

  4. 04

    hurrah's nest

    pandemonium (state of chaos and confusion).

  5. 05

    labor of love

    A task performed voluntarily without expectation of reimbursement; an altruistic work or undertaking.

  6. 06

    leave the nest

    To leave home; to stop living with one's parents.

  7. 07

    love at first sight

    an instantaneous attraction

  8. 08

    love away

    To resolve conflicts and emotional pain through love and intimacy.

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