Language/English/Vocabulary/At-Home

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	having alot of space
roomy	large in size
convenient	easy to get
private	belonging to one person
shabby	to be in a poor condition
landlord	owner of the house
tenant	person who pays rent
noisy	making a lot of noise
safe	free from danger
Bathroom	Any room with a toilet and sink
Bedroom	The room in which the bed is situated
Garage	Where the vehicles are kept in house
Basement	The ground level of the house
Dinning room	Where the meals are eaten

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.