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warm welcome
Idioms and Phrases
A hearty, hospitable reception or greeting, as in We got a very warm welcome when we finally arrived . This expression, dating from the mid-1700s, should not be confused with the similar warm reception , which from about 1700 signified a hostile welcome, as in His rivals were planning a warm reception for him .Example Sentences
Ordinary Greenlanders also made their displeasure known, promising that the American delegation would not receive a warm welcome.
"I want to say thank you to everyone in Kenya for a very warm welcome and an amazing rally."
King Charles gave a warm welcome to the new Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney when he visited Buckingham Palace.
"The incredible, warm welcome I've received so far has already given me a glimpse of how special the journey ahead of me will be," he said.
Prior to Zelensky's warm welcome at Downing Street on Saturday, the SNP's foreign affairs spokesperson Stephen Gethins accused the prime minister of being silent on the matter which he said was "disappointing".
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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