make oneself at home

verb

To make oneself comfortable as if one were in one's own home.

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Meanings

verbmake oneself at home (third-person singular simple present makes oneself at home, present participle making oneself at home, simple past and past participle made oneself at home)

present singular third person makes oneself at home · participle present making oneself at home · participle past made oneself at home · past made oneself at home

  1. idiomaticTo make oneself comfortable as if one were in one's own home.

    If you were lucky as a child, you were fêted in households other than your own, encouraged to relax, kick back and make yourself at home.

    2007, Jill Alison Ganon, Sandy Gillis, At Home: Pasadena

Translations

Bulgarian чувствам се като у дома си, чувствувам се като у дома си
  • чувствам се като у дома си (čuvstvam se kato u doma si)make oneself comfortable as if one were in one's own home
  • чувствувам се като у дома си (čuvstvuvam se kato u doma si)make oneself comfortable as if one were in one's own home
Chinese Mandarin 別客氣 /别客气
  • 別客氣 /别客气 (bié kèqi)make oneself comfortable as if one were in one's own home
Danish føle sig som hjemme
  • føle sig som hjemmemake oneself comfortable as if one were in one's own home
Finnish olla kuin kotonaan
  • olla kuin kotonaanmake oneself comfortable as if one were in one's own home
French faire comme chez soi, se mettre à l’aise
  • faire comme chez soimake oneself comfortable as if one were in one's own home
  • se mettre à l’aisemake oneself comfortable as if one were in one's own home
German es sich bequem machen
  • es sich bequem machenmake oneself comfortable as if one were in one's own home
Hungarian otthon érzi magát
  • otthon érzi magátmake oneself comfortable as if one were in one's own home
Japanese くつろぐ, ごゆっくりする
  • くつろぐ (kutsurogu)make oneself comfortable as if one were in one's own home
  • ごゆっくりする (go-yukkuri suru)make oneself comfortable as if one were in one's own home
Norwegian Bokmål føle seg som hjemme
  • føle seg som hjemmemake oneself comfortable as if one were in one's own home
Polish czuć się jak u siebie w domu, poczuć się jak u siebie w domu
  • czuć się jak u siebie w domumake oneself comfortable as if one were in one's own home
  • poczuć się jak u siebie w domumake oneself comfortable as if one were in one's own home
Portuguese sentir-se em casa, ficar à vontade
  • sentir-se em casamake oneself comfortable as if one were in one's own home
  • ficar à vontademake oneself comfortable as if one were in one's own home
Russian чу́вствовать себя́ как до́ма
  • чу́вствовать себя́ как до́ма (čúvstvovatʹ sebjá kak dóma)make oneself comfortable as if one were in one's own home
Spanish estar en casa (su), estar como en casa (su)
  • estar en casa (su)make oneself comfortable as if one were in one's own home
  • estar como en casa (su)make oneself comfortable as if one were in one's own home
  • ponerse cómodomake oneself comfortable as if one were in one's own home
Swedish känna sig som hemma
  • känna sig som hemmamake oneself comfortable as if one were in one's own home
Ukrainian гоститися
  • гоститися (hostytysja)make oneself comfortable as if one were in one's own home
Vietnamese cứ tự nhiên
  • cứ tự nhiênmake oneself comfortable as if one were in one's own home
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