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make yourself at home.an expression used to tell someone to feel comfortable and relaxed in your home, as if it were their own

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: an expression used to tell someone to feel comfortable and relaxed in your home, as if it were their own

Pronunciation (IPA): /meɪk jərˈsɛlf æt hoʊm/

Korean meaning: 편히 계세요, 집처럼 편하게 지내세요

Korean pronunciation: 메이크 유어**셀**프 **앳** **홈**

Example Sentences

  • My mother-in-law said 'make yourself at home' and then criticized everything I touched.
  • Welcome to our house! Make yourself at home and help yourself to anything in the fridge.
  • He really made himself at home - he even started rearranging my furniture!

make yourself at home.

VERB

//meɪk jərˈsɛlf æt hoʊm//

an expression used to tell someone to feel comfortable and relaxed in your home, as if it were their own

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/meɪk jərˈsɛlf æt hoʊm/
🇬🇧 UK/meɪk jəˈsɛlf æt həʊm/

🌳Etymology

Origin

이 표현은 손님을 환영할 때 사용하는 전통적인 영어 관용구로, 말 그대로 '자신을 집에 있는 것처럼 만들라'는 의미에서 발전했습니다.

🎵Rhyme

homedomeroam
home
dome
roam

🔗Collocations

please make yourself at home
make yourself completely at home
feel free to make yourself at home
make yourself at home while I'm gone
just make yourself at home

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My mother-in-law said 'make yourself at home' and then criticized everything I touched.

Welcome to our house! Make yourself at home and help yourself to anything in the fridge.

😄 Fun example

He really made himself at home - he even started rearranging my furniture!

😄 Fun example

The hotel manager said 'make yourself at home' but charged me extra for using the towels.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

feel comfortablerelaxsettle inbe at ease

Antonyms

feel uncomfortablebe formalstand on ceremony

Related

hospitalitywelcomeguesthostcomfort

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