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.
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Prior to the events of the film, sisters Melanie and Clover lost their mother, prompting Melanie to leave home and explore the world.
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Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 30 July 2025
For Shivam Singh, 23, the first in his family to speak English and to leave home for university, the language opened doors.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 26 July 2025
Shawn is still struggling with his loss and intends to leave home forever.
—Daysia Tolentino, EW.com, 27 June 2025
The same kid who threw barbs at a Hall of Famer twice his age, bet on himself to leave home for three years of high school, came home, demanded the ball in the biggest moment of the Terps’ season, then proceeded to hit the shot, is now on the front porch of the NBA.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2025
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Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 30 July 2025
For Shivam Singh, 23, the first in his family to speak English and to leave home for university, the language opened doors.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 26 July 2025
Shawn is still struggling with his loss and intends to leave home forever.
—Daysia Tolentino, EW.com, 27 June 2025
The same kid who threw barbs at a Hall of Famer twice his age, bet on himself to leave home for three years of high school, came home, demanded the ball in the biggest moment of the Terps’ season, then proceeded to hit the shot, is now on the front porch of the NBA.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2025
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“Leave home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leave%20home. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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