leave home

idiom

: to leave one's parent's home and live in one's own home

He left home after graduating from high school.

Examples of leave home in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Fiercely protective of her mistress, the wax child watches as Christenze is forced to leave home in southern Funan for Aalborg, trailed by accusations after a series of miscarriages in her town. —Emma Alpern, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025

To get her parents’ permission to leave home, Decca forged a letter to herself from childhood friends, inviting her to visit them on the Normandy coast. —Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025

Some students stopped attending school because their parents were afraid to leave home or go to public places. —Astrid Ramirez Guerrero, Charlotte Observer, 26 Nov. 2025

Similarities with the military While astronauts do not leave home to go to war or face combat, families of space travelers may share a few commonalities with military families in which one member is an active service member. —Jessica Rendall, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for leave home

• acrosome
• aerodrome
• catacomb
• centrosome
• chromosome
• cytochrome
• hippodrome
• honeycomb
• liposome
• meerschaum
• metronome
• microtome