to make oneself at home
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
To dispense with ceremony in another person's house, to act as though one were at home.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “to make oneself at home” mean?
To dispense with ceremony in another person's house, to act as though one were at home.
Is “to make oneself at home” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.