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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Uptown and downtown offer an exciting lifestyle, especially for residents looking for a secure, lock-and-leave home.
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Dallas Morning News, 15 Feb. 2026
Then camethe Afghanistan withdrawal, which unfolded with all the grace and coordination of a large family trying to leave home for church on a Sunday morning — which is to say, not very well.
—Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2026
Don’t leave home without a rose clenched between your teeth.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2026
The other believes their frameworks translate universally when 98% of students never leave home.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
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Dallas Morning News, 15 Feb. 2026
Then camethe Afghanistan withdrawal, which unfolded with all the grace and coordination of a large family trying to leave home for church on a Sunday morning — which is to say, not very well.
—Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2026
Don’t leave home without a rose clenched between your teeth.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2026
The other believes their frameworks translate universally when 98% of students never leave home.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
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“Leave home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leave%20home. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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