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Meanings of hit home in English

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Usage of hit home in English
1
Its operations have also come under pressure in its recession- hit home market.
Reuters
2
In recent times, the message is beginning to hit home, says Colgan.
The Irish Times
3
This particular job was easy for them, and every bomb hit home.
The forgotten soldier
4
The issue really hit home when his niece phoned him one day.
Broke, usa: from pawnshops to poverty, inc.—how the working poor...
5
Perhaps the voice of a well- known liberal will finally hit home.
The Irish Times
6
In November 2012, the reality of abortion finally hit home with me.
The Irish Times
7
He would keep trying to find an example that would hit home.
Gods go begging
8
It hit home when I was in triage expecting our second daughter.
The Guardian
9
If there were things that didn't quite hit home, there were few.
The Guardian
10
Still Carla continued to hit home with monster punches and power kicks.
Monster republic
11
He believed at least one of his earlier shots had hit home.
White fire
12
It was his sudden stillness that made her think she'd hit home.
The unseen
13
Still, it looked like it had hit home with the Ireland team.
The Irish Times
14
The urgency of the warning did not hit home in the capitals.
The Guardian
15
Wood snapped and burst as charges hit home on the armoured giants.
Blood and Bone
16
I want to articulate strong emotions instead, and make them hit home.
The Guardian
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Australia
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
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