safe at home
Beat the throw
Safe at home is a baseball call—the umpire's ruling that a runner has reached home plate before being tagged out, scoring a run.
The phrase extends to any situation of security or comfort in familiar surroundings: After three weeks of travel, I was finally safe at home.
It suggests refuge, the place where one is protected from outside pressures or dangers.
- baseSupporting bottom structure
- homeplateScoring base in baseball
- baseballBat-and-ball team sport
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
- slideSmooth continuous movement
umpire · runner · sanctuary · refuge · shelter · shelter in place · cozy · secure · comfort · haven · nest · hearth · lockdown · quarantine · protected · warm · snug · family
baseball outcome
safe at homecalled out
Vocally summoned or criticized
tagged out · thrown out · caught stealing · picked off · retired
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