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home and hosed

home and hosed adjective: assured of winning.

Adjective

home and hosed (not comparable)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, figuratively) Assured of winning.
    Synonyms:
    home and dry
  2. (Australia, New Zealand, figuratively) Having safely reached one's target.
    • The judge summed up in our favour. He almost instructed for an acquittal. We're home and hosed, mate.1988, Evil Angels, 01:40:00

Synonyms of home and hosed

Questions about home and hosed

What does home and hosed mean?
Home and hosed means assured of winning.
What part of speech is home and hosed?
Home and hosed is an adjective.

Words near home and hosed in the dictionary

  1. home
  2. home advantage
  3. home advantages
  4. home and away
  5. home and dry
  6. home and hosed
  7. home appliance
  8. home appliances
  9. Home Army
  10. home automation
  11. home away from home

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