home free

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: hōm frē, IPA^(key): /ˌhəʊm ˈfɹiː/

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Adjective

home free (not comparable)

1. 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.

   • 1979 April 28, Warren Blumenfeld, “BU Professors Drop Anti-Bias Policy”, in Gay Community News, page 3:

     Just because a clause protecting sexual minorities is not in the contract, that doesn't mean that the administration is home free to discriminate.

Coordinate terms

• home and dry
• home and hosed