hit/strike home
idiom
: to become very clear and obvious in usually a forceful or unpleasant way
The truth about their marriage finally hit home.
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As someone who's also Ecuadorian-American, and who was undocumented until my mid 20s, there was so much in this book that hit home.
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Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 27 Dec. 2024
Suddenly, in a nightmarish sense, brutality has hit home for Sterling Cooper’s employees, with Joan as combat medic.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
But the truth really hit home during a brief stint working as a full-time, remote marketing content writer for a fast-growing AI services company and had to create a whitepaper on data quality management for a finance audience.
—Renae Gregoire, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Many prominent athletes and their families, friends, and supporters are being affected by these rampant fires, making their concerns hit home even more.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 27 Dec. 2024
Suddenly, in a nightmarish sense, brutality has hit home for Sterling Cooper’s employees, with Joan as combat medic.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
But the truth really hit home during a brief stint working as a full-time, remote marketing content writer for a fast-growing AI services company and had to create a whitepaper on data quality management for a finance audience.
—Renae Gregoire, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Many prominent athletes and their families, friends, and supporters are being affected by these rampant fires, making their concerns hit home even more.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Hit/strike home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%2Fstrike%20home. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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