at home with

at home with

1. Literally, in one's place of residence with someone or something. I was at home with the kids all day and the repairman never came.
2. Very comfortable or proficient with something. There was an adjustment period, but I'm at home with my new job now.
See also: home
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

at home with someone or something

 
1. Lit. in one's home with someone or something. She's at home with her mother. Bob's not alone. He's at home with the cats.
2. Fig. comfortable with someone or something; comfortable doing something. Tom is very much at home with my parents. Mary seems to be at home with her job.
See also: home
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • at home
  • be at home
  • be scratching (one's) head
  • be scratching your head
  • give (someone) the time of day, not to/won't
  • bat (one's) eyelashes
  • bat (one's) eyes
  • bat your eyelashes/eyes
  • literally
  • a pinch and a punch for the first of the month
References in periodicals archive
From age 16 to 19, he worked in his brother's Queens, New York, barbershop, saving money while he lived at home with his mother.
Whether or not you hit one of the many lesbian and gay film festivals going on around the country, you can have your own at home with the sexy Leaving Metropolis (Wolfe Home Video); the Mexican family drama The City of No Limits (Fox Home Entertainment); and the lesbian softball romance Maggie & Annie (Culture Q Connection).
The Court further held that individuals should compare the amount of time spent at home with time spent at other places where business activities occur.
Next, the IRS will compare the time spent on business at home with the time spent on business at other locations.