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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Andy Pages, Will Smith and Teoscar Hernández hit home runs in the fifth, sixth and ninth innings, respectively.
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Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2025
Rookie right-hander Blade Tidwell gave up two in the fourth, and Pete Alonso and Jeff McNeil hit home runs to tie the game in the top of the sixth.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 21 June 2025
The difference was that Kiké Hernández and Teoscar Hernández hit home runs of 428 and 420 feet off Yu Darvish.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2025
The Trojans couldn’t control Oregon State’s arms or its fearsome heart of the lineup as three of the Beavers four big boppers — Aiva Arquette, Gavin Turley and Trent Caraway — hit home runs.
—Shotgun Spratling, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
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Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2025
Rookie right-hander Blade Tidwell gave up two in the fourth, and Pete Alonso and Jeff McNeil hit home runs to tie the game in the top of the sixth.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 21 June 2025
The difference was that Kiké Hernández and Teoscar Hernández hit home runs of 428 and 420 feet off Yu Darvish.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2025
The Trojans couldn’t control Oregon State’s arms or its fearsome heart of the lineup as three of the Beavers four big boppers — Aiva Arquette, Gavin Turley and Trent Caraway — hit home runs.
—Shotgun Spratling, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
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“Hit/strike home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%2Fstrike%20home. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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