back home
idiom
: in one's hometown : in the place one is from
People back home would never believe how much he has changed.
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Her daughters, Ella (Ramsey), and Jo (Young), put everything on the line to infiltrate the cult and bring their mother back home.
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 8 May 2024
If Gilmore, a Rock Hill, S.C., native, were to head back home and play outside cornerback for Carolina, Smith-Wade would most likely be situated as Hill’s backup at nickel corner.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2024
Image But his daily phone calls back home hinted at friction with other inmates.
—Glenn Thrush Carlos Javier Ortiz, New York Times, 5 May 2024
From gazing upon the famed Three Sisters of Glencoe to snaking our way back home through the Grampian Mountains, our knowledge of Scotland’s geography and history was growing with each stop.
—Vicki Denig, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2024
But the joy of winning was mixed with pain when people back home in Jamaica threatened boycotts and violence against him, perceiving Dalton to be gay after seeing a photo of him sitting on a man’s lap.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 May 2024
The series and the novel begin differently In the novel, readers are first introduced to Addy, who, in 1939, is living in Paris and is unable to go back home to Poland for Passover.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
In the end, Fort Mill won out — largely because Charlotte Douglas International Airport offers direct flights back home; Charleston International Airport does not.
—Michael Burgess, Charlotte Observer, 25 Apr. 2024
The Boeing lawyers asked about his life back home in Louisiana, and Barnett’s description makes for painful reading.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024
Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 8 May 2024
If Gilmore, a Rock Hill, S.C., native, were to head back home and play outside cornerback for Carolina, Smith-Wade would most likely be situated as Hill’s backup at nickel corner.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2024
Image But his daily phone calls back home hinted at friction with other inmates.
—Glenn Thrush Carlos Javier Ortiz, New York Times, 5 May 2024
From gazing upon the famed Three Sisters of Glencoe to snaking our way back home through the Grampian Mountains, our knowledge of Scotland’s geography and history was growing with each stop.
—Vicki Denig, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2024
But the joy of winning was mixed with pain when people back home in Jamaica threatened boycotts and violence against him, perceiving Dalton to be gay after seeing a photo of him sitting on a man’s lap.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 May 2024
The series and the novel begin differently In the novel, readers are first introduced to Addy, who, in 1939, is living in Paris and is unable to go back home to Poland for Passover.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
In the end, Fort Mill won out — largely because Charlotte Douglas International Airport offers direct flights back home; Charleston International Airport does not.
—Michael Burgess, Charlotte Observer, 25 Apr. 2024
The Boeing lawyers asked about his life back home in Louisiana, and Barnett’s description makes for painful reading.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024
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“Back home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20home. Accessed 14 May. 2024.
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