home free

UK/ˌhəʊm ˈfɹiː/

adjective

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.”

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Meanings

adjectivehome free (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAble 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.

    1 more example

    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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
home and dry
Cite this entry
APA

home free. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/home%20free

MLA

“home free.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/home%20free. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “home free,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/home%20free.

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