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Meanings of press home in inglés

Make clear by special emphasis and try to convince somebody of something.

Usage of press home in inglés
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I, in my turn, shall use it to press home my advantage.
The lady elizabeth
2
But, in truth, nothing more was needed to press home the indictment.
The Grand Old Man / Or, the Life and Public Services of the Righ...
3
All the time he was careful not to press home his advantage.
Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo
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Anyway, let me press home this point: Steve Jobs is a cracking film.
The Irish Times
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Hobbs hesitated, to press home his point, then did as he was told.
Amagansett
6
This is the moment when we can press home our advantage.
Reuters
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But he didn't press home the point, or expand upon it.
BBC
8
Unable to dictate play, the team frequently failed to press home early advantages.
The Guardian
9
But he was astonished that the other did not press home the point.
The Necromancers
10
More than ever before, Scotland need to press home the benefit of home advantage.
The Guardian
11
There is some questionable use of footage from Belsen to press home unforgotten realities.
The Irish Times
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They planned to defy a curfew to camp out and press home their demands.
Reuters
13
These both press home the physicality of the mark-making process.
The Irish Times
14
We need to press home instead of throwing men away.
Knife of dreams
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To-morrow night we press home the advantage we gained to-night.
The Last Shot
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Here, again, I press home the need for considering one's actions in their collective aspect.
The Quest of the Simple Life
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