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Home, sweet home...
Hi everyone! In this lesson we are going to learn some vocabulary and expressions related to "Home". Please feel free to edit the lesson with more vocabulary.
Make yourself at home!
Words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Cozy | Warm and comfortable |
| Cramped | Not having enough space |
| Dingy | Dirty and dark |
| Bright | Having a lot of light |
| Spaciousness | The quality of being large and having a lot of space |
| Roomy | Large in size |
| Convenient | Easy to get |
| Private | Belonging to one person |
| Shabby | To be in a poor condition |
| Landlord | A person who leases (rents) his or her house, apartment, townhouse, or condo to a tenant |
| Tenant | A person who pays rent to the landlord |
| Noisy | Being loud |
| Safe | Free from danger |
| Bathroom | Any room with a toilet and sink |
| Bedroom | A room in which one sleeps (where a bed is found) |
| Garage | An attached or detached section of the house in which you keep your vehicle(s) |
| Basement | The ground level of the house |
| Dining room | Where the meals are eaten |
| Living room | A common area for entertainment. For example, Television, Video Gaming, Sitting area for guests |
| Apartment | A unit in a residential building |
| House | An individual establishment |
Expressions
Here are some useful expressions using "Home". Feel free to complete the list by editing this wiki page ;)
A man’s home is his castle
- Meaning: a sentiment that a man should have freedom to do what he wants in his home (originally “An Englishman’s home is his castle”)
Bring home
- Meaning: make clearly appreciated or understood (usually said of something unpleasant)
Bring home the bacon
- Meaning: earn a wage, or be successful
Charity begins at home
- Meaning: a sentiment that one should take care of family and friends before offering aid to others
Chickens will/have come home to roost
- Meaning: said as an admonition that actions have consequences
Come home to roost
- Meaning: return to cause trouble, in an analogy to chickens returning to their coop at the end of the day
Go home and get (one’s) beauty sleep
- Meaning: said jocularly of or by one who must depart early, facetiously because of the necessity of getting enough rest to avoid being considered unattractive because of sleep deprivation
Halfway house
- Meaning: Something that combines the qualities of two different things
- Example: This band is a halfway house between rock and pop.
A house of cards
- Meaning: An organization or plan that is weak and can easily be destroyed
- Example: Their plan turned out to be a house of cards.
As safe as houses
- Meaning: Be very safe
- Example: I’ve locked the door. They’re as safe as houses.