home turf

IPA/ˌhəʊm ˈtɜːf/
IPA/ˌhoʊm ˈtɝːf/

home turf — noun

1. the place where someone or some group feels most confident because they know it

1.名詞B2
釋義

the place where someone or some group feels most confident because they know it well and can make decisions there — for example, a sports team's home stadium, a person's own neighbourhood, or a company's local market.

例句

The Dragons basketball team rarely loses when they play on their home turf.

collocation: on [possessive] home turf

Elena felt much more confident giving her presentation on home turf in São Paulo.

同義詞
  • home ground

    less common variant, also used in sports

  • territory

    broader; can refer to any claimed area without the emotional sense of belonging

  • stomping ground

    more informal and personal; refers to places one frequents, not necessarily with authority

  • domain

    more formal; refers to an area of knowledge or control

反義詞

文法句型

[possessive] + home turf

on [possessive] + home turf

用法筆記

Common in sports contexts ('home turf' = home stadium) and in business or personal settings ('home turf' = area of expertise or influence). Almost always follows a possessive determiner (my, your, his, her, its, our, their, or a noun with 's).

常見錯誤

❌We feel safe at home turf.
✅We feel safe on our home turf.
💡The phrase almost always needs a possessive before 'home turf'.
❌He is good at home turf cooking.
✅He is good at cooking on his home turf.
💡'home turf' is a noun phrase meaning a location, not an adjective describing a type of food.