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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Forest needed competition for Chris Wood, and Jesus fits the bill as a Brazil international who has scored at a healthy rate back home, including the winner against Paris Saint-Germain in the Club World Cup.
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Tim Spiers, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
But Back to Reality shows that the long shadow cast by Todd and Julie's imprisonment allowed for a dangerous kind of rot to fester back home.
—Ryan Coleman September 2, EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Six months later, his family moved back home.
—Reena Advani, NPR, 1 Sep. 2025
Here in New York, the artist gets to feel anonymous in a way that no longer feels possible back home.
—Carolina Abbott Galvão, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2025
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Tim Spiers, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
But Back to Reality shows that the long shadow cast by Todd and Julie's imprisonment allowed for a dangerous kind of rot to fester back home.
—Ryan Coleman September 2, EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Six months later, his family moved back home.
—Reena Advani, NPR, 1 Sep. 2025
Here in New York, the artist gets to feel anonymous in a way that no longer feels possible back home.
—Carolina Abbott Galvão, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2025
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“Back home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20home. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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