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  1. 30-Oct-2011, 02:37 #1
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    Default It's home from home

    It's home from home.

    Does the sentence mean a hotel or something feels like home? Thank you in advance.
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    Default Re: It's home from home

    The expression is "a home away from home" and it's anyplace you feel happy and content while you are traveling, so yes, a nice hotel could be your home away from home.
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    Default Re: It's home from home

    'It's home from home' is fine in BE.

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    Default Re: It's home from home

    Thanks, Rover, I didn't know that! (I assume the meaning is the same?)
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    Default Re: It's home from home

    Exactly the same, Barb.
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