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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If so, the president should look at the House members and senators seated before him tomorrow night who were besieged by constituents back home livid about the DOGE slashings.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2025
Now McNulty will likely need to go back home to Williamsburg, Va.
—Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 28 Feb. 2025
Migrants know the hostile environment that awaits them and are instead choosing the better of two bad options: Head back home and tough it out.
—Matt Rivers, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2025
Sunny-Loo is now back home with her grateful family, who are still processing the cat's journey to Colorado.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 26 Feb. 2025
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2025
Now McNulty will likely need to go back home to Williamsburg, Va.
—Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 28 Feb. 2025
Migrants know the hostile environment that awaits them and are instead choosing the better of two bad options: Head back home and tough it out.
—Matt Rivers, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2025
Sunny-Loo is now back home with her grateful family, who are still processing the cat's journey to Colorado.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 26 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for back home
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“Back home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20home. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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