home ground
The term "home ground" is widely used in sports to describe a team's primary playing field, and figuratively to denote a place of comfort and familiarity.
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Definition
B2Sports
(common)A team's regular playing field or stadium where they host their home games.
Example
- The team has a strong record when playing on their home ground.
B2General
(figurative)A place where someone feels comfortable and confident due to familiarity.
Example
- She was back on home ground, surrounded by her family and friends.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "home ground":
home field advantagehome baseground gamehigh groundplaying fieldtraining groundgo to groundcricket fieldnative soilon the groundhunting groundground ballground rulefootball pitchhappy hunting groundneutral groundgoal line