[Idiom] Help yourself at home???

cominghome · Sep 24, 2011

Do we use the structure "help yourself at home" in English?
My English teacher said that this sentence was very common in spoken English but I don't think so. Could you please help me figure out the answer?
Thanks in advance!

emsr2d2 · Sep 24, 2011

cominghome said:
Do we use the structure "help yourself at home" in English?
My English teacher said that this sentence was very common in spoken English but I don't think so. Could you please help me figure out the answer?
Thanks in advance!

It's not a common phrase to me. What did your teacher mean by it? That you should practice at home in order to help your progress?

sunsunmoon · Sep 24, 2011

Is the phrase different from Make yourself at home?

emsr2d2 · Sep 24, 2011

sunsunmoon said:
Is the phrase different from Make yourself at home?

"Make yourself at home" is very common and means "Please feel comfortable here, please feel as if this is your home".

I have never heard "Help yourself at home".

cominghome · Sep 24, 2011

Yes.My teacher meant 'make yourself at home". That's why don't agree with her.

Ouisch · Sep 24, 2011

"Help yourself" and "Make yourself at home" are two very common AmE expressions, and have a similar meaning, but "Help yourself at home" is definintely not.

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