familiar terrain

Frequency: 7.09.8 per million words

an area that one knows well

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Examples (10)

  • He felt confident navigating the familiar terrain of his hometown.
  • After years of working in this industry, she was on familiar terrain during the negotiation.
  • The soldiers moved quickly, as they were operating on familiar terrain.
  • Even in a new city, he quickly found his way to familiar terrain near the river.
  • The debate topic was familiar terrain for the seasoned politician.
  • Exploring new ideas is exciting, but sometimes it's good to return to familiar terrain.
  • She preferred to stick to familiar terrain when planning her vacations.
  • The discussion quickly veered into familiar terrain of budget constraints.
  • Having grown up in the mountains, the climber was perfectly at home in the familiar terrain.
  • For the veteran programmer, debugging this kind of code was familiar terrain.