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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The news hit home for this priest, not just because Prevost is an American.
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Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025
That the closest fire hit home to us right in our backyard.
—Dj Siddiqi, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Softball Granada Hills 15, Chatsworth 0: Jocelyn Jimenez and Zoe Justman hit home runs for the Highlanders.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
Kinon Bastian, Roy Rodriguez, Max Simmons, Austin Pierzynski, Luis Machado, Isaiah Comas, Remo Indomenico each also hit home runs in the power display.
—Steve Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2025
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Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025
That the closest fire hit home to us right in our backyard.
—Dj Siddiqi, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Softball Granada Hills 15, Chatsworth 0: Jocelyn Jimenez and Zoe Justman hit home runs for the Highlanders.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
Kinon Bastian, Roy Rodriguez, Max Simmons, Austin Pierzynski, Luis Machado, Isaiah Comas, Remo Indomenico each also hit home runs in the power display.
—Steve Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hit/strike home
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“Hit/strike home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%2Fstrike%20home. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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