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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Kinon Bastian, Roy Rodriguez, Max Simmons, Austin Pierzynski, Luis Machado, Isaiah Comas and Remo Indomenico each also hit home runs in the power display.
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Robert W Clark, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2025
Prior to Tyler Smith in 2022, Mazi Smith in 2023, and Tyler Guyton in 2024, the Cowboys hit home runs by taking perennial All-Pro players Micah Parsons and CeeDee Lamb in 2020 and 2021.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Damien 7, Chino Hills 3: Elius Kelly and Bobby Logue hit home runs for Damien.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
His work depicted historical figures and messages that hit home with local communities.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 15 Apr. 2025
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Robert W Clark, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2025
Prior to Tyler Smith in 2022, Mazi Smith in 2023, and Tyler Guyton in 2024, the Cowboys hit home runs by taking perennial All-Pro players Micah Parsons and CeeDee Lamb in 2020 and 2021.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Damien 7, Chino Hills 3: Elius Kelly and Bobby Logue hit home runs for Damien.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
His work depicted historical figures and messages that hit home with local communities.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Hit/strike home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%2Fstrike%20home. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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