leave one's hometown 背井离乡
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“背井离乡”,汉语成语,背指“离开(leave)”,井指“家乡(home village)”。多形容由于生活不下去,被迫离开家乡。可以翻译为“(be forced to) leave one's hometown,go away from home或leave one's native place”等。
例句:
成千上万的人因战争所迫而背井离乡。
Thousands of people have been displaced by the war.