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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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 Show up as a leader in your industry, pioneer the tough conversations and hit home on the issues within your industry. —

Expert Panel®, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024 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. —

Ron Elving, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hit/strike home

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