in one's own backyard

in (one's) (own) back yard

In or near to one's area of residence or business. Local farmers have banded together to protest the government's plan of building a series of windfarm generators in their back yard. We don't want to have such a large, ugly monument in our own back yard.

in one's own backyard

In one's own domain, in a position very close to one. For example, You didn't expect to find a first-class organist in your own backyard. [Mid-1900s] Also see close to home.

See also: backyard, own

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

See also:

backyard
in (one's) (own) back yard
in backyard
in your backyard
speak against
speak against (someone or something)
(one's) jig is up
at (one's) doorstep
at doorstep
at expense

References in periodicals archive

If a home needs to be heated in the winter or cooled in the summer, the energy source is in one's own backyard," she says.

Clean heat: the geothermal energy beneath our feet

Its goal is not to thwart development in one's own backyard, but on the property of others.

Read NIMBY's lips: no new housing

词组	in one's own backyard
释义	in one's own backyard in (one's) (own) back yard In or near to one's area of residence or business. Local farmers have banded together to protest the government's plan of building a series of windfarm generators in their back yard. We don't want to have such a large, ugly monument in our own back yard. See also: back, yard Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. in one's own backyard In one's own domain, in a position very close to one. For example, You didn't expect to find a first-class organist in your own backyard. [Mid-1900s] Also see close to home. See also: backyard, own The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. See also: backyard in (one's) (own) back yard in backyard in your backyard speak against speak against (someone or something) (one's) jig is up at (one's) doorstep at doorstep at expense References in periodicals archive If a home needs to be heated in the winter or cooled in the summer, the energy source is in one's own backyard," she says. Clean heat: the geothermal energy beneath our feet Its goal is not to thwart development in one's own backyard, but on the property of others. Read NIMBY's lips: no new housing
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