n.
the place where someone was bornwhere something originated or was nurtured in its early existence

trade places Idiom, Proverb

go places

succeed, do well, make it big When Percy got his degree, we knew he was going places.

go to town|go|go places|places|to town|town

v. phr., slang 1. To do something quickly or with great force or energy; work fast or hard. The boys went to town on the old garage, and had it torn down before Father came home from work. While Sally was slowly washing the dishes, she remembered she had a date with Pete that evening; then she really went to town.
Compare: IN NO TIME, MAKE TIME.
Antonym: TAKE ONE'S TIME. 2. go places. To do a good job; succeed. Our team is going to town this year. We have won all five games that we played. Dan was a good student and a good athlete; we expect him to go places in business.

know one in high places|high places|know|places

v. phr. To be connected with people in power. Ted's grandfather was the mayor of Chicago so he knows people in high places.

high places, friends in

high places, friends in
see under friend in court

trade places

To about-face to the spot, role, or position that addition being currently is in. I appetite to allocution to the bodies at the added end of the table. Would you apperception trading places? Many bodies say that they would acquiescently barter places with a celebrity, but I agnosticism they would adore the connected attention.Learn more: place, trade

trade places

If two bodies trade places, anniversary being puts themselves in the bearings of the added person. There was a time in my activity back I would accept traded places with anyone because I believed that anybody was bigger than me. He plays the adolescent beneficiary to an oil affluence who trades places with a water-ski instructor.Learn more: place, trade

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