make yourself at home
An invitation to a guest in the speaker's home to treat the house as if it were theirs.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“Please come in and make yourself at home.”
“I have to finish some work in the kitchen, so please make yourself at home in the living room.”
“Upon arriving at the cottage, our host gestured toward the fireplace and insisted that we make ourselves at home while she prepared some tea.”
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absence makes the heart grow fonder
One feels more love or affection for those one loves when parted from them.
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bring home
To earn (money).
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bring home the bacon
To have employment which provides remuneration to satisfy the basic needs of oneself and one's family.
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broken home
A home in which the parents have separated or divorced.
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cannot make it
Cannot reach satisfactory or expected standards or do something competently; describes someone in a hopeless situation.
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charity begins at home
One should help the people closest to oneself before thinking of helping others.
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close to home
Affecting people close to, or within, one's family circle.
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come home by weeping cross
To return in disappointment, or in a spirit of contrition.
Last updated August 10, 2026