Both John and Liza hail from South Carolina.
Many of our students hail from poor backgrounds.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
hail from — (somewhere) to come from a place. Both John and Liza hail from South Carolina. Usage notes: sometimes used in referring to someone s background: Many of our students hail from poor backgrounds … New idioms dictionary
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