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a home away from home
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a place where you feel as comfortable and relaxed as in your own home
British English also says 'a home from home'. Common in hotel adverts.
In context
The little guesthouse in Hoi An became a home away from home for us.
For many international students, the university café is a home away from home.
More idioms about travel
- a bumpy ridea difficult period with many problems
- a change of scenerytime in a new place that makes you feel fresh and different
- a flying visita very short visit
- a fork in the roada point where you must choose between two different paths or decisions
- a long way from homefar from where you live, often feeling lonely or out of place