hit home

== English == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === === Verb === hit home (third-person singular simple present hits home, present participle hitting home, simple past and past participle hit home) (idiomatic) To be especially memorable, meaningful, or significant; to be fully understood, believed or appreciated. Synonyms: strike a chord, strike home (of an attack, weapon, or projectile) To strike its target with damaging effect. ==== Translations ==== === See also === bat a thousand hit a home run === Further reading === “hit home”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.