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Meanings of hit home in English

Refer to or be relevant or familiar to.

Synonyms
Examples for "strike home"
Examples for "strike home"
1
He jumped back before the next flurry of attacks could strike home.
Shadow's son
2
Again the Brigadier's guns crashed, but the shells did not strike home.
The Boy Allies with the Victorious Fleets; Or, The Fall of the G...
3
She spoke with intentional malice, but she scarcely expected to strike home.
The Lamp in the Desert
4
That seemed to strike home, and he didn't answer for a minute.
Tales of Men and Ghosts
5
He thought he had heard the broadside strike home even at this range.
Colors Aloft!
1
We think it will strike a chord with many parents of young children.
The Irish Times
2
And those tend to strike a chord, not just parade merit.
The Guardian
3
I was hoping it might strike a chord of some kind.
The witch queen
4
However, their sentiments are likely to strike a chord with some UK-based Jewish groups.
The Guardian
5
The shadow chancellor's words will strike a chord with business, which is becoming incr
Reuters
1
McKean and Lynch barely get to strike a note in their earnest roles.
Reuters
2
At such events, Rouhani can strike a note that sounds as hardline as anyone.
Reuters
3
You've got to strike a note of your own.
The Research Magnificent
4
The verses which I quoted above strike a note to which he recurs again and again.
From a Cornish Window / A New Edition
5
But to begin our home there: we should have to strike a note of some sort.
The Desert and the Sown
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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Hit home through the time
Hit home across language varieties
Australia
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
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