press home
idiom
: 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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But donor countries have dithered over applying effective pressure this time around, and Kagame has taken advantage of those delays to press home his advantage on the ground.
Take the United States.
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Michela Wrong, Foreign Affairs, 3 Mar. 2025
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
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
Microsoft needs to press home this advantage.
—Barry Collins, Forbes, 5 June 2021
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Michela Wrong, Foreign Affairs, 3 Mar. 2025
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
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
Microsoft needs to press home this advantage.
—Barry Collins, Forbes, 5 June 2021
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“Press home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/press%20home. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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