Definition of «coming home»
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"Coming home" is a specific idiomatic expression used by English football fans to assert that the sport's major trophies belong in England, the birthplace of modern football. It is most frequently used during the World Cup or European Championships as a rallying cry of hopeful, often self-deprecating, national pride. The phrase is derived from the 1996 song "Three Lions" and has become a recurring meme every time the England national team competes. When used after a loss, it is often paired with "it's not" to mock the cycle of hype and disappointment.
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> After that 4-0 win in the opening match, everyone started screaming that football is coming home.
> I can't believe we lost to Ghana; I guess it's not coming home this year after all.
> Every four years we convince ourselves it's coming home, and every four years we end up crying in a pub.
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