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hit home
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  hit home - refer to or be relevant or familiar to; "I hope this message hits home!"strike a note, strike home, strike a chordimpress, strike, affect, move - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd" |
hit home
hit homeTo be fully understood by or strongly affect or resonate with someone. It wasn't until he was threatened with losing his job that the comments about John's work ethic really hit home. The film has an underlying theme of grief and loss that will hit home with a lot of viewers.See also: hit, homehit home and strike homeFig. to really make sense; [for a comment] to make a very good point. Mary's criticism of my clothes hit home, so I changed. The teacher's comment struck home and the student vowed to work harder.See also: hit, homehit home or strike home COMMON If a situation or what someone says hits home or strikes home, people realize that it is real or true, even though it may be unpleasant. In many cases the reality of war doesn't hit home until people are actually called upon to fight. David's accusation about his motives had hit home more than he cared to admit. The severity of the situation struck home last week when hundreds of troops entered the town.See also: hit, homehit (or strike) home 1 (of a blow or a missile) reach an intended target. 2 (of a person's words) have the intended, often unsettling or painful, effect on their audience. 3 (of the significance or true nature of a situation) become fully realized by someone.See also: hit, homehit/strike ˈhome
1 (of an insult, a remark, criticism, etc.) affect or hurt somebody in the intended way; make somebody really understand something: His criticism of my work struck home. I knew he was right. ♢ My remarks last week obviously hit home because he has not been late for work since.
2 (of a punch, a blow, an arrow, a bullet, etc.) hit somebody/something where you intended; hit the target: The punch hit home and Ferguson fell to the floor.See also: hit, home, strikeEncyclopediaSeehomehit home
Related to hit home: stay put, rub off, the home stretch, overstay welcomeSynonyms for hit homeverb refer to or be relevant or familiar toSynonyms- strike a note
- strike home
- strike a chord
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