| 单词 | home free |
| 释义 | > as lemmashome free P11. Originally U.S. home free: (a) Sport and Games safely or successfully at the point designated as home; (b) (now usually in extended use) in a position where one has achieved one's objective, or is certain to do so; safe, out of trouble. Cf. sense 6. ΚΠ 1896 Dial. Notes (Amer. Dial. Soc.) 1 397 In hi-spy and similar games a player is said to be home free when he ‘touches the gool’ before it is touched by the person who is ‘it’. 1922 Herald & Presbyter 9 Aug. 15/1 You'd think it was the best of fun To see me jump and dodge and run, And reach the home base first of all, And then ‘Home free! home free!’ I call. 1943 Atlanta Constit. 7 Nov. 12 c/2 Nobody will head off the Irish this season... The Irish are home free. 1949 Pittsburgh Courier 22 Jan. 20/1 The Republicans down here are so badly split up the Democrats are home free. 2007 G. Hurley One Under xii. 230 Mackenzie's taking the piss. He thinks he's home free. He thinks he's been home free for years. < as lemmas |
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