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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For my generation, Anderson bookended the ‘90s with a role that hit home: Barbara Butabi in 1998’s A Night at the Roxbury.
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Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025
Montas retired the Giants in order in the first inning Sunday, coming back for the second with a 1-0 lead after Francisco Lindor hit home run No. 21 on the season in the bottom of the first off of left-hander Carson Whisenhunt.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2025
And short answers hit home with viewers and listeners.
—Heather Farmbrough, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Whatever the case may be, Marvel has hit home runs with the current Spider-Man films, and the same should be expected from the fourth entry that features Holland.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
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Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025
Montas retired the Giants in order in the first inning Sunday, coming back for the second with a 1-0 lead after Francisco Lindor hit home run No. 21 on the season in the bottom of the first off of left-hander Carson Whisenhunt.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2025
And short answers hit home with viewers and listeners.
—Heather Farmbrough, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Whatever the case may be, Marvel has hit home runs with the current Spider-Man films, and the same should be expected from the fourth entry that features Holland.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Hit/strike home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%2Fstrike%20home. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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