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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Perot was a billionaire at a time when there were not so many of them, and his suggestions about running the government more like a business hit home with many.
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Ron Elving, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
Economists say there’s no doubt that the war, and Western measures designed to punish Russia for its invasion, are starting to really hit home.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2024
For one participant in particular—Michel Doukeris, CEO of the world’s biggest brewer, Anheuser-Busch InBev—the list hit home.
—Byvivienne Walt, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2024
Stanton and Soto hit home runs again in Game 4 while unheralded reliever Tommy Kahnle stepped in to close the game.
—Don Yaeger, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Ron Elving, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
Economists say there’s no doubt that the war, and Western measures designed to punish Russia for its invasion, are starting to really hit home.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2024
For one participant in particular—Michel Doukeris, CEO of the world’s biggest brewer, Anheuser-Busch InBev—the list hit home.
—Byvivienne Walt, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2024
Stanton and Soto hit home runs again in Game 4 while unheralded reliever Tommy Kahnle stepped in to close the game.
—Don Yaeger, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Hit/strike home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%2Fstrike%20home. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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