only a comfortable home
definitions
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A residence that provides physical ease, relaxation, and warmth but lacks luxury, significant wealth, or high social status.en: A residence that provides physical ease, relaxation, and warmth but lacks luxury, significant wealth, or high social status.
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A phrase used to minimize the importance of a residence, suggesting it is insufficient or trivial compared to other ambitions or achievements.en: A phrase used to minimize the importance of a residence, suggesting it is insufficient or trivial compared to other ambitions or achievements.
examples
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He has no grand estate or vast fortune; he has only a comfortable home.
He has no grand estate or vast fortune; he has only a comfortable home.
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To the ambitious businessman, having only a comfortable home was not enough to satisfy his hunger for power.
To the ambitious businessman, having only a comfortable home was not enough to satisfy his hunger for power.