home away from home
Comfortable temporary dwelling
A home away from home is a place where you feel as comfortable and welcome as you do in your own home.
The phrase typically describes a frequently visited location—a relative's house, a favorite vacation spot, a dormitory, a regular hangout: The cabin became our home away from home.
It implies warmth, familiarity, and belonging despite being elsewhere.
- bedFurniture for slumber
- guest roomSleeping space for visitors
- comfort zonePsychological ease boundary
- hangoutFrequented gathering place
- relaxationState of being unwound
put your feet up · familiarity · familiar faces · comfort · belongingness · welcoming · open door · nook · refuge · community · haven · hostel · dormitory · sanctuary · pied-à-terre · hospitality · couch · reunion
home away from homefish out of water
One in alien circumstances
out of one's element · hostile territory · no man's land · terra incognita · uncharted territory
home away from homehostile environment
Surroundings posing active threats
cold reception · enemy territory · lion's den · snake pit · out in the cold
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