1. A man’s home is his castle: a sentiment that a man should have freedom to do what he wants in his home (originally “An Englishman’s home is his castle”)
2. A woman’s place is in the home: a largely outdated notion that a woman’s activities should be limited to child-rearing and housekeeping
3. At home: comfortable or proficient in an endeavor, matching or suitable for an environment, or competing in an athletic event at the team’s own facility rather than while visiting another team
4. Bring home: make clearly appreciated or understood (usually said of something unpleasant)
5. Bring home the bacon: earn a wage, or be successful
6. Charity begins at home: a sentiment that one should take care of family and friends before offering aid to others
7–8: Chickens will/have come home to roost: said as an admonition that actions have consequences
9. Close to home: deeply affecting one’s feelings
10. Come home: said of something (often, an unpleasant realization) becoming clear to someone
11. Come home to roost: return to cause trouble, in an analogy to chickens returning to their coop at the end of the day
12. Down-home: simple, as in something typical of traditional rural life
13–15. Drive/hammer/ram home: emphasize, often by repeating
16-17. Go big/hard, or go home: a slang expression meaning “Put effort into something, or give up trying”
18. Go home and get (one’s) beauty sleep: said jocularly of or by one who must depart early, facetiously because of the necessity of getting enough rest to avoid being considered unattractive because of sleep deprivation
19. Go home in a box: be sent home after death (box refers to a coffin)
20. Go home to mama: give up on marriage or a relationship, from the notion of returning home to live with one’s mother, with the implication of defeat and humiliation
21. Hearth and home: one’s home and family
22. Hit (one) where one lives: affect someone personally
23–24: Hit/strike home: make sense, cause awareness or acceptance of an idea
25–26. Home and dry/hosed: to have completed an activity or project (British English and Australian English, respectively)
27. Home away from home: a place one is visiting that is as comfortable and welcoming as one’s own home
28–33. Home boy/home girl/homeslice/holmes/homes/homie: a person with whom one is very close (from the notion that one grew up in the same neighborhood as that person)
34. Home free: certain of success because the most difficult phase of a task has been completed
35. Home game: an athletic event hosted by a team at its facility
36. Home ground/turf: the environment one has grown up in and is comfortable in
37. Home in on: literally or figuratively aim toward
38. Home is where (one) hangs (one’s) hat: the practical notion that one’s home is where one lives, as distinct from the sentimental notion of home
39. Home is where the heart is: a proverb conveying that one is most comfortable living where (or with whom) one wants to be
40. Home run: a successful endeavor, from an analogy with scoring a run in baseball that entitles one to safely round the bases and return to home plate
41–42. Home straight/stretch: the final phase of a difficult activity, from an analogy with the last portion of a horse race
43. Home sweet home: an expression of relief that one has returned to the comfort of home after an extended absence
44. Home truth: an unpleasant fact difficult to acknowledge or admit
45. Home, James: a passenger’s humorous exhortation to a driver to bring the passenger home swiftly (originally, “Home, James, and don’t spare the horses,” from the notion that James is a common name for a carriage driver)
46. Homesick: feeling uncomfortable about being away from home
47. Homework: practice of learning exercises; figuratively, preparation for an event or eventuality, or acquisition of practical knowledge
48. Keep the home fires burning: maintain a household in good order while one is away (perhaps at war)
49. Leave home: set out to live apart from one’s parents
50. The longest way around is the shortest way home: a proverb expressing that doing something painstakingly saves time because doing it carelessly may require that it be done over
51. Make yourself at home: a host’s exhortation to a visitor to encourage the person to feel comfortable and behave as if he or she lives there
52. Money from home: something welcome, or, in underworld slang, easily obtained money or goods (comparable to “Like taking candy from a baby”), from the notion of receiving money from one’s family when one is living or traveling abroad
53–58. Not something/anything, or nothing much, to write home about/worth writing home about: uneventful, from the notion that something that happened is not worth informing one’s family about
59. See (one) home: escort someone to his or her residence
60. Stay-at-home: said of a parent who does not work outside the home
61–62. Take (one’s) ball/toys and go home: said in figurative reference to a person petulantly abandoning an activity with necessary implements, thereby inconveniencing the remaining participants
63. Take home: retain a concept, idea, or thought conveyed at a conference or an educational event
64. The lights are on, but nobody’s home: said of an unintelligent person, from the comparison of the person’s “empty” head with a vacant house
65. There’s no place like home: a sentiment that home is the most satisfying place to be
66. Till the cows come home: an exaggeration meaning “for a long time,” from the notion of cows returning to the barn from the pasture at the end of the day
67–68. What is/who is (someone or something) when it’s (or he’s or she’s) at home?: a fanciful way of asking, “Who (or “what”) is that?” (British and Australian English)
69. Yankee go home: an expression of anti-American sentiment
70. You can’t go home again: the sentiment that once one leaves home, one is changed and conditions will not be the same
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keep the home fires burning (досл. «сохранять домашние огни горящими»)
Если Ваш знакомый обеспокоен тем, что в его отсутствие некому будет побеспокоится о его хозяйстве или рабочих делах, можете прийти к нему на помощь и уверить его в том, что вы будете keep the home fires burning, то есть следить за тем, чтобы все шло как прежде.
Например:
Please, don’t worry. I will stay home and keep the home fires burning while you are on holiday. (Пожалуйста, не беспокойся, я останусь дома и буду присматривать за хозяйством, пока ты в отпуске.)
until the cows come home (досл. «до тех пор, пока коровы не вернутся домой»)
Собираясь на вечеринку, молодые американцы предупреждают домашних, что их не будет дома, until the cows come home. Но не стоит ждать от них выполнения данного обещания и высматривать из окна, когда же на улице появятся коровы, ведь этим выражением они хотели сказать, что вернутся очень поздно.
Например:
I’m going to the party tonight. So I plan to stay out until the cows go home. (Я иду сегодня на вечеринку, так что собираюсь пробыть в гостях допоздна.)
drive something home (досл. «отвезти что-либо домой»)
Если Ваш преподаватель английского решил что-либо drive home для Вас, не стоит понимать это как неожиданную услугу. Он только хочет Вам что-то втолковать или в чем-то убедить.
Например:
Our teacher tried to drive home this grammar rule to us, but I understood nothing from his explanations. (Наш учитель пытался втолковать нам это грамматическое правило, но я ничего не понял из его объяснений.)
nothing to write home about (досл. «не о чем писать домой»)
Если мы живем вдали от родных, мы поддерживаем связь, отправляя друг другу письма, в которых мы сообщаем обо всех важных переменах и событиях в нашей жизни. Когда нам кажется, что ничего особенного не происходит, нам не хочется писать домой. Так говорят и о любых непримечательных событиях в нашей жизни, которые никак не сохранились в нашей памяти.
Например:
«Did you like your trip to Egypt?» («Тебе понравилась твоя поездка в Египет?»)
«You know, nothing to write home about!» («Знаешь, ничего особенного!»)
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Vocabulary:
burn – гореть
burning – горящий
but – но
cow – корова
don’t worry – не беспокойся
drive – везти, ехать
Egypt – Египет
explanation – объяснение
fire – огонь
from – из
go home – идти домой
grammar rule – грамматическое правило
his – его
home – дом, домашний очаг
I will stay – я останусь
I’m going to …– я собираюсь на …
keep – сохранять, поддерживать
like – нравиться
nothing – ничего
on holiday – на каникулах, в отпуске
our – наш, наша
party – вечеринка
plan – планировать
please – пожалуйста
so – так что, поэтому
teacher – учитель
this – это, этот
to stay out – быть в гостях, отсутствовать
to us – нам
tonight – сегодня вечером, сегодня ночью
try – пытаться, стараться
tried – пыталась
trip – поездка, путешествие
understand – понимать
understood – понял
until – до тех пор, пока
while – пока, в то время
write about – писать о
you know – знаешь
your – твой, твоя
Learn Common Idioms about the House and Home in English.
Idioms about the House
1. halfway house
something that combines the qualities of two different things
This band is a halfway house between rock and pop.
2. a house of cards
an organization or plan that is weak and can easily be destroyed.
Their plan turned out to be a house of cards.
3. as safe as houses
be very safe
I’ve locked the door. They’re as safe as houses.
4. eat out of house and home
eat everything in somebody’s house
That big dog will eat us out of house and home!
5. get your own house in order
solve your problems or get organized
You should get your own house in order before telling me what to do.
6. house of correction
prison
She said he’s out of the house of correction.
7. a house divided cannot stand
an organisation that is divided by internal disagreements will not be able to cope with external pressures
8. get on like a house on fire
if two people get on like a house on fire, they like each other very much and become friends very quickly
My neighbour and I got on like a house on fire from the first time we met.
9. go round the houses
waste time saying a lot of things that are not important before you get to the subject you want to talk about
There’s no need to go round the houses, just tell me what’s wrong.
10. wear the pants in the house
be the boss in the house, run a household
All right, if you have to wear the pants in the house, have it your way.
11. get a foot on the housing ladder
manage to buy your first house so that you can buy a bigger second one later
It’s becoming more difficult for young people to get a foot on the housing ladder.
12. basket house
a bar, coffee, or other public venue where musicians perform and are paid only by the collection of money from the audience in a basket or similar receptacle
Many of the most famous musicians began their careers eking out a living in basket houses around Greenwich Village in New York City.
Idioms “Around the House”
1. throw in the towel
quit, give up
After struggling with my homework, I finally threw in the towel and went to bed.
2. throw money down the drain
waste money
That’s a worthless investment. He’s throwing his money down the drain.
3. skeleton in the closet
an embarrassing or shameful secret
Most people have at least one skeleton in the closet.
4. hit the roof
become very angry
When I found out Tom crashed my car, I hit the roof.
5. smoke like a chimney
smoke a lot
Jeff smokes like a chimney. I worry about his health.
6. go out the window
no longer exist, disappear
His diet went out the window during the holidays.
7. build castles in the air
create dreams, hopes, or plans that are impossible, unrealistic, or have very little chance of succeeding
You need sound financial advice and a strong plan if you’re going to start your own business—don’t just build castles in the air.
8. lead (someone) up the garden path
deceive someone
He really led her up the garden path with his promises of promotion and career advancement.
9. everything but the kitchen sink
take a lot of things when you go somewhere
They took everything but the kitchen sink when they went on holiday.
Home Idioms
1. there’s no place like home
your home is a special place
The holiday was great! Still, there’s no place like home.
2. home sweet home
said to show happiness when returning home after being away
Every evening after work, she enters her house and thinks, “Home sweet home!”
3. home away from house
a place that is as pleasant and comfortable as your own home
When I was young, my best friend’s house was my home away from home.
4. make yourself at home
make yourself comfortable
Make yourself at home! Can I get you a drink?
5. close to home
affect someone in a strong and personal away
Some of my relatives criticize the education system. As a teacher, their comments hit close to home.
6. be home and dry
have successfully completed something, as a project or activity
I just need one more source for this essay and then I’ll be home and dry.
7. ram (something) home
force somebody to understand something important
The terrible injuries I saw in that accident really rammed home for me the importance of wearing seat belts.
8. home in on
become closer to your target
Police are homing in on the suspects.
This diverts suspicion and confuses it; and for the same reason I recommended that even if you came back last night, you should not go home. It brings in more confusion, and you want confusion.»
This will I do, dear Queen, and never leave his dreary home, till the sunlight falls on flowers fair as those that bloom in our own dear land.»
Look at Aegisthus; he must needs make love to Agamemnon’s wife unrighteously and then kill Agamemnon, though he knew it would be the death of him; for I sent Mercury to warn him not to do either of these things, inasmuch as Orestes would be sure to take his revenge when he grew up and wanted to return home. Mercury told him this in all good will but he would not listen, and now he has paid for everything in full.»
At the end of my second year at Hampton, by the help of some money sent me by my mother and brother John, supplemented by a small gift from one of the teachers at Hampton, I was enabled to return to my home in Malden, West Virginia, to spend my vacation.
«It’s three years since I’ve received a line from home and ten years since I was there.
Tom had not heard anything from home for some weeks,—a fact which did not surprise him, for his father and mother were not apt to manifest their affection in unnecessary letters,—when, to his great surprise, on the morning of a dark, cold day near the end of November, he was told, soon after entering the study at nine o’clock, that his sister was in the drawing-room.
A joyful procession followed the Awkward Man and the Story Girl across the gray, star-litten meadows to his home and through his pine-guarded gate.
‘No; because, as you say, I have no particular associations connected with them; for there are no sweet violets among the hills and valleys round my home.’
It is possible, and even quite probable, that but for the mere circumstance of being removed from that plantation to Baltimore, I should have to-day, instead of being here seated by my own table, in the enjoyment of freedom and the happiness of home, writing this Narrative, been confined in the galling chains of slavery.
So the next morning the Prince mounted his fine horse and left his home. He had roamed round the world for a whole year, and his horse had died of exhaustion, while he himself had suffered much from want and misery, but still he had come on no trace of her he was in search of.
When I think of that, I wish that I need not have come home at all.
John was requested to order home a dozen or so of little pots and an extra quantity of sugar, for their own currants were ripe and were to be attended to at once.
Jimmie did not return home for a number of days after the fight with Pete in the saloon.
I mourned for the broken heart that had found rest in the stormy sea; and for the wandering remnants of the simple home, where I had heard the night-wind blowing, when I was a child.
When the fisherman went home to his wife in the pigsty, he told her how he had caught a great fish, and how it had told him it was an enchanted prince, and how, on hearing it speak, he had let it go again.