B1idiomeverydayIELTS-friendly
make yourself at home
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said to a guest: relax and behave as if you were in your own home
A friendly thing hosts say to guests, usually as an instruction: 'Please make yourself at home.' There is no 'like'; for the feeling, say 'I feel at home here'.
In context
Come in and make yourself at home. There's tea and fruit on the table.
Our host told us to make ourselves at home, so we cooked breakfast in her kitchen.
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