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keep the home fires burning

Idiom Home

Meaning

to maintain a happy home while others are away

Example Sentences

"While her husband was abroad, she kept the home fires burning."

Related Expressions

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to react in a very angry way without thinking

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a person who works too much and finds it hard to stop

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very pleased or delighted

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at risk; in danger of being lost

In a new light

To see something from a different perspective