hit/strike home
idiom
: to become very clear and obvious in usually a forceful or unpleasant way
The truth about their marriage finally hit home.
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Whatever the case may be, Marvel has hit home runs with the current Spider-Man films, and the same should be expected from the fourth entry that features Holland.
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James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
For Ma, who lived in the U.S. while earning his master’s degree at Yale and has traveled frequently to Rotterdam to work on Fenix, the museum’s theme hit home.
—Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 27 July 2025
Kurtz hit home runs in the second, sixth, eighth and ninth innings Friday.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 26 July 2025
But Kozuimi’s attempts to level with farmers hasn’t always hit home, especially for farmers who have seen a boost in income thanks to higher prices for the first time in a long time.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 18 July 2025
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James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
For Ma, who lived in the U.S. while earning his master’s degree at Yale and has traveled frequently to Rotterdam to work on Fenix, the museum’s theme hit home.
—Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 27 July 2025
Kurtz hit home runs in the second, sixth, eighth and ninth innings Friday.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 26 July 2025
But Kozuimi’s attempts to level with farmers hasn’t always hit home, especially for farmers who have seen a boost in income thanks to higher prices for the first time in a long time.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 18 July 2025
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“Hit/strike home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%2Fstrike%20home. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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