go abroad and you'll hear news of home



go abroad and you'll hear news of home

Once one is no longer at home, one becomes more interested or invested in news of home and family as it circulates second-hand. A: "Are you sure that Sir Gregory is selling the estate?" B: "Indeed. Go abroad and you'll hear news of home, my good man."
See also: abroad, and, hear, home, news, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Alfie['ælfi]
TiaTEE-əEnglish
Goffredo-Italian
KeeleyKEE-leeEnglish (Modern)
Gavriilgah-vree-EEL (Russian)Russian, Greek
Goode[gud]