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Meanings of strike home in English

Refer to or be relevant or familiar to.

Synonyms
Examples for "hit home"
Examples for "hit home"
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
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 strike home in English
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!
6
Is it the moment to strike home the advantage, or the weakest link?
The Guardian
7
It was a feeble attack, but she hadn't intended it to strike home.
Dhampir
8
His eyes were cold as he watched the words strike home.
Man of War
9
That is what is going to make her punishment strike home.
The Rim of the Desert
10
He is waiting to gain your confidence, and then he will strike home.
The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Volume 1...
11
I'm still hoping the letter will strike home with him, Larry.
Chums in Dixie; or, The Strange Cruise of a Motorboat
12
A sobering thought that made the Grahams' dilemma strike home.
A duty to the dead
13
He knew before it happened that one would feint and one would strike home.
The lies of locke lamora
14
Only now did the certitude of such an unreal and outrageous fate strike home.
Stonewielder
15
The implication of his advice didn't strike home to me until I was dialling.
Dr Fischer of Geneva or The Bomb Party
16
The elf dodged a spear thrust, lunged, and felt his sword tip strike home.
The Dargonesti (Elves of the Sea)
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