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Italian
Italianessere di casa
Meaning: To be accepted as a family member; to feel completely at home and comfortable somewhere.
Literally: To be of the house
Example: “In quella trattoria siamo di casa.” — At that little restaurant, we're treated like family.
Origin: Being "of the house" is being so close to a family that one comes and goes as if one lived there. The Hoepli dictionary defines it as being on terms of great friendship with someone and visiting them often, and by extension being a regular presence anywhere.
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