from the safety of
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- idiom
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desde la seguridad de
- I'm going to travel the world all from the safety of my computer.
- watch from the safety of
Examples
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The tourists observed the wildlife from the safety of their tour bus.
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And all done from the safety of your chair.
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At first, Matthew watched from the safety of the patio.
Fiction book (1999) -
Mike and Ashley watch from the safety of the doorway.
Fiction book (2002) -
There's a drive-through open zoo where you can check out lions, tigers, and rhinos from the safety of your car.
Blog text (15) -
We watched the storm roll in from the safety of our house.
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Children often enjoy watching fireworks from the safety of their parents' arms.
Antonyms
How Safe
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase's meaning is directly built from its constituents: 'from' (origin/position) + 'the safety' (a protected place) + 'of' (belonging/location), so a learner who knows these words can infer that someone is observing or acting while located in a secure place. This is a straightforward compositional prepositional phrase following common cross-linguistic patterns, making it immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner.
Etymology
From the safety of paints the picture of someone standing in a safe spot while they watch danger happening outside; the word safety is that protected place and from shows they are looking out from it. So, it means 'in a safe place' when you watch or talk about something risky.