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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Shawn is still struggling with his loss and intends to leave home forever.
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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
My research brought me to this Amazon deal on Loop earplugs, and now my son won’t leave home without them.
—Jeaneen Russell, People.com, 2 June 2025
Bo Toys Beach Mat Lounge Chair and Tote Don’t leave home without a comfortable way to lounge in the sand.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2025
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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
My research brought me to this Amazon deal on Loop earplugs, and now my son won’t leave home without them.
—Jeaneen Russell, People.com, 2 June 2025
Bo Toys Beach Mat Lounge Chair and Tote Don’t leave home without a comfortable way to lounge in the sand.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2025
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“Leave home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leave%20home. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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