comforts of home

collocation in English

meaningsofcomfortandhome

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comfort
noun
uk
/ˈkʌm.fət/us
/ˈkʌm.fɚt/
a pleasant feeling of being relaxed and free ...
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home
adjective[before noun]
uk
/həʊm/us
/hoʊm/
relating to the house, flat, etc. where ...
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(Definition ofcomfortandhomefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The study amongst people who had a stated preference for the comforts of home care illustrated the pressure for carers.
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But there was a more pleasurable side to the migrant's sense of belonging and desire to return home - the conviviality of village life and the comforts of home.
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Not so long ago this country was feeding an empire that had an enormous appetite for the comforts of home.
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They are men who have given up much of the material comforts of home and their life here, and have gone out on this great pioneering venture.
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However, he much prefers the comforts of home where one of his hobbies includes collecting original illustration art.
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It... encourages desertion... they see these men living at their ease and enjoying the comforts of home, allowed to possess all that they capture....
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After leaving all the comforts of home, she finds herself very lonely after her husband's death.
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This activity usually compels youth to forgo the comforts of home and learn to pack and prepare equipment, set up a tent, and cook food without modern conveniences.
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