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Meanings of hammer home in English

To repeatedly or continually emphasise (an opinion or idea) until or so that a person or group of people understands it.

Usage of hammer home in English
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A new solitary writing technique helped hammer home the new Nails sound.
The Guardian
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Macron is expected to hammer home that message at the summit.
Reuters
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All capped off with Christophe Beck's score to really hammer home the hurt.
News.com.au
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And we try and hammer home some political messages - about aid, the environment.
The Guardian
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This latest example Down Under should hammer home the message.
Reuters
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They hammer home Always Ascending's technical brilliance, but a visceral emotional connection remains elusive.
The Guardian
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Especially considering it's AV only, no naughty sensory activants to hammer home the message.
The Neutronium Alchemist
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Most Migos tracks hammer home Velcro-like catchphrases with merciless repetition.
The Guardian
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She said: MPs have the opportunity to hammer home some hard truths from their constituencies.
The Guardian
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He leaned forward to hammer home a point, and-
Inferno
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But it only served to hammer home that her life would never be her own.
The captive
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He did hammer home the point about the folly of becoming an ally of Rogert du Tancret.
Surrender to the will of the night
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And just to hammer home the demographic difference, D'Arcy said his mother had gone to the concert.
The Irish Times
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Then the Americans retired to a conference room to hammer home the no-nonsense warning to a smaller group.
Reuters
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Naismith cut the ball back, and Washington raced in to hammer home his fourth goal of the campaign.
BBC
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It is hoped the reconstruction, targeted at young people, will help hammer home the harsh reality of careless driving.
The Irish Times
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