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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

home free en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˌhəʊm ˈfɹiː/ (UK)
  • hōm frē (UK)

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Able to reach a goal without expending any considerable effort; either without or in spite of impediments.
    • If we can complete these last two projects, we'll be home free.
    • Just because a clause protecting sexual minorities is not in the contract, that doesn't mean that the administration is home free to discriminate. 1979 April 28, Warren Blumenfeld, “BU Professors Drop Anti-Bias Policy”, in Gay Community News, page 3:

Coordinates

home and dry · home and hosed