press something home

press home

To emphasize or reiterate something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "press" and "home." The nightly news always presses home the presence of danger in our city and makes my anxiety worse. I try to have some kind of visual aid to press my point home during a presentation.See also: home, press

ˌpress something ˈhome

make a point in an argument or discussion with force: She kept pressing home the point that more money should be spent on education.See also: home, press, something