come home to
idiom
: to become very clear and obvious to (someone) in usually a forceful or unpleasant way
The truth about her marriage came home to her when he left her.
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After losing the 2024 presidential election, speculation is swirling that Vice President Kamala Harris will come home to California and run for governor in 2026.
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John Phillips, Orange County Register, 27 Nov. 2024
Move over, Beethoven, the adults have come home to play.
—Gary Denham, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
One of the key questions looming over the race is whether some of the voting blocs that Trump ostracized in 2020 — including suburban women, independents and moderate Republicans — come home to him this time around.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
Voters who flirt with a new party often come home to their traditional moorings in a campaign’s final weeks.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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John Phillips, Orange County Register, 27 Nov. 2024
Move over, Beethoven, the adults have come home to play.
—Gary Denham, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
One of the key questions looming over the race is whether some of the voting blocs that Trump ostracized in 2020 — including suburban women, independents and moderate Republicans — come home to him this time around.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
Voters who flirt with a new party often come home to their traditional moorings in a campaign’s final weeks.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Come home to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20home%20to. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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