local turf
One's own territory
Local turf is the area where someone lives, works, or operates—their home territory.
The phrase emphasizes familiarity and often implies a degree of ownership or control: The gang defended their local turf, She knows all the best restaurants on her local turf.
It can refer to physical neighborhoods or figurative domains of expertise and influence.
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- neck of the woodsOne's surrounding region
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- homeOne's personal residence
- home baseCentral point of operations
home court · stomping grounds · my neck · backyard · block · hood · terrain · grass · sod · pitch · field · domain · patch · corner · street · familiar · roots · community
local turfoverseas
In foreign countries
abroad · terra incognita · uncharted territory · the unknown · exotic locales
local turfneutral ground
Unbiased meeting space
enemy territory · no man's land · disputed territory · away game · enemy lines
local turfenemy territory
Area controlled by opponents
hostile territory · abroad · foreign land · distant shores · uncharted territory
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