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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Health clinics that service immigrants are making house calls on patients too afraid to leave home.
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
At dinner, Ted gets a call from Kevin telling him to leave home immediately.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 19 May 2025
Your protractor: don’t leave home in a zombie apocalypse without it!
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 12 May 2025
Those lucky enough to find work in some instances must leave home for months at a time to support themselves and their families.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2025
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
At dinner, Ted gets a call from Kevin telling him to leave home immediately.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 19 May 2025
Your protractor: don’t leave home in a zombie apocalypse without it!
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 12 May 2025
Those lucky enough to find work in some instances must leave home for months at a time to support themselves and their families.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Leave home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leave%20home. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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