hit/strike home

phrase

: to become very clear and obvious in usually a forceful or unpleasant way

The truth about their marriage finally hit home.

Examples of hit/strike home in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Oswald Peraza, Jorge Soler and Nolan Schanuel hit home runs for the Angels, whose eight homers in the first three games of the season are a franchise record. — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2026

Mike Trout, Josh Lowe and Zach Neto hit home runs and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Houston Astros 6-2 on Friday night. — CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026

Brooks Lee, Byron Buxton, Victor Caratini, Kody Clemens and James Outman (2) all hit home runs on Tuesday in the Twins’ final game of the spring, a 15-6 win over the Boston Red Sox at Hammond Stadium. — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 24 Mar. 2026

Players and a rowdy crowd showed the same spirit last week when Juan Soto, Machado and Caminero hit home runs in the same inning during an exhibition game against the Detroit Tigers at Santo Domingo’s Estadio Quisqueya Juan Marichal. — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026