press home

phrase

: to repeat (something, such as an idea) often in a way that is annoying to show that it is very important
They're trying to press home their message.

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The proof, as ever, will now be in the pudding – although hopefully not a Europudding, as producers tend to use events like Series Mania to press home the point that that particular era of co-production is over. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026 But just as Maresca’s team grew steadily more passive after taking the lead, so too did Jackson fail to press home his advantage against a back line exploited by a wide range of attackers in recent weeks. — Sam Lee, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025 As the defenders look at emptied or disabled launchers, the attackers press home with minimal casualties. — David Szondy, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2024 Sabalenka, who won the title without dropping a set, will hope to press home her hard-court form in New York, with the top of the women’s draw variously open in terms of form and injury. — James Hansen, The Athletic, 19 Aug. 2024 The show was so popular it was adapted into a roadshow to press home health messages to children in the Northern Territory, where about 30% of the residents are Indigenous. — Maria Petrakis, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2023 Now and until the crisis is over, international negotiators need to press home the advantage of a united world imposing financial hardship on Russia. — Mary Ellen O'Connell, CNN, 24 Feb. 2022

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“Press home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/press%20home. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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