Idioms

at home with

at home with (someone or something)

1. Literally, in one's place of residence with someone or something. I was at home with the kids all day and the repairman never came. Please tell me one of you is at home with the dog. I hear that Jenny is at home with her son because he's not feeling well.
2. Very comfortable or proficient with something. There was an adjustment period, but I'm at home with my new job now. Yeah, she did her thesis on postmodernism, but she's very at home with Victorian lit too—she's actually quite the Tennyson buff. I do run most of the time, but I'm at home with yoga too, you know.
See also: home
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at home with someone or something

 
1. Lit. in one's home with someone or something. She's at home with her mother. Bob's not alone. He's at home with the cats.
2. Fig. comfortable with someone or something; comfortable doing something. Tom is very much at home with my parents. Mary seems to be at home with her job.
See also: home
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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References in periodicals archive
From age 16 to 19, he worked in his brother's Queens, New York, barbershop, saving money while he lived at home with his mother.
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The Court further held that individuals should compare the amount of time spent at home with time spent at other places where business activities occur.
Next, the IRS will compare the time spent on business at home with the time spent on business at other locations.
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