rest\ home

rest\ home
See: convalescent home
(an error in the dictionary: exclusive circle)

Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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  • rest home — n. a residence equipped and staffed to provide general care, as for aged persons or convalescents …   English World dictionary

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  • rest home — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms rest home : singular rest home plural rest homes old fashioned an old people s home …   English dictionary

  • rest home —    an institution for the aged or mentally ill    Not punning on the fact that its residents will spend the rest of their lives there. For geriatrics:     A ninety two year old who died in a rest home. (J. Mitford, 1963)    and for those with… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

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