back home
idiom
: in one's hometown : in the place one is from
People back home would never believe how much he has changed.
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He was therefore omitted from the side to face Italy, which prompted a huge backlash back home, amid reports that Adhemar Pimenta was simply resting him for the final.
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Michael Cox, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Unsure of his creative and professional roles, Nick is living back home with his parents while he LARPs, bartends and tries unsuccessfully to write a screenplay.
—Heather Scott Partington, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
Kelly takes on the role of Quinn O’Grady, who returns back home to Ransom Canyon after a stint as a concert pianist in New York City.
—Francesca Gariano, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Renato Subotić, an Australian MMA coach, said on Instagram earlier this month that he was detained at the U.S. border over a visa issue and jailed for 24 hours before being sent back home.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Michael Cox, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Unsure of his creative and professional roles, Nick is living back home with his parents while he LARPs, bartends and tries unsuccessfully to write a screenplay.
—Heather Scott Partington, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
Kelly takes on the role of Quinn O’Grady, who returns back home to Ransom Canyon after a stint as a concert pianist in New York City.
—Francesca Gariano, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Renato Subotić, an Australian MMA coach, said on Instagram earlier this month that he was detained at the U.S. border over a visa issue and jailed for 24 hours before being sent back home.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Back home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20home. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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