Фразеологизмы со словом home

at home

In the place where you live or come from.

Americans abroad are protected by the government like Americans at home.

I went to his house, but he was not at home.

Knowing what to do or say; familiar; comfortable.

Charles and John enjoy working together because they feel at home with each other.

Jim always lived by a lake, and he is at home in the water.

Make the new student feel at home in your school.

The politician was at home among poor farmers and among rich factory owners.

Tom has read many books about missiles and is at home in that subject.

Would you be at home driving a truck?

bring home the bacon

To support your family; earn the family living.

Содержать семью; зарабатывать деньги на содержание семьи.

He brings home the bacon in that family.

Он зарабатывает на жизнь в той семье.

He was a steady fellow, who always brought home the bacon.

To win a game or prize.

The football team brought home the bacon.

bring home

To show clearly; emphasize; make (someone) realize; demonstrate.

A parent or teacher should bring home to children the value and pleasure of reading.

The accident caused a death in his family, and it brought home to him the evil of drinking while driving.

chickens come home to roost

Words or acts come back to cause trouble for a person; something bad you said or did receives punishment; you get the punishment that you deserve.
Often used in a short form.

Fred's chickens finally came home to roost today. He was late so often that the teacher made him go to the principal.

Mary's selfishness will come home to roost some day.

Truth be told, some nefarious financial decisions were made and the chickens are coming home to roost, albeit on the backs of some of the employees!

close to home

Too near to someone's personal feelings, wishes, or interests.

When John made fun of Bob's way of walking, he struck close to home.

When the preacher spoke about prejudice, some people felt he had come too close to home.

drive home

To argue convincingly; make a strong point.

Убеждать, втолковывать; доводить до полного понимания.

Our teacher tried to drive home this grammar rule to us, but I understood nothing from his explanations.

Наш учитель пытался втолковать нам это грамматическое правило, но я ничего не понял из его объяснений.

The doctor's convincing arguments and explanation of his X-ray pictures drove home the point to Max that he needed surgery.

eat one out of house and home

To eat so much as to cause economic hardship.

Our teenaged sons are so hungry all the time that they may soon eat us out of house and home.

To overstay one's welcome.

We love Bob and Jane very much, but after two weeks we started to feel that they were eating us out of house and home.

hit home

strike home

To go directly to the mark; strike a vulnerable spot.

His remark hit home when he referred to those who do not contribute sufficiently to the college fund drive.