home in on (something)

1. To identify and move toward the position of a target. Their new heat-seeking missiles can home in on targets from over 3,000 miles away. Police are homing in on the criminals' hideout.

2. To get incrementally closer to discovering or understanding something. It has taken multiple drafts, but I think I'm finally homing in on the right tone for my novel. Scientists said they are homing in on a cure for the terrible disease.

3. To focus one's attention or concentration on something. There was so much wonderful stuff in that movie, so I don't know why you're homing in on one single problematic scene. My professor loves to ramble for 10-20 minutes before finally homing in on the topic of the day's lecture.

home in on

Move toward or focus on a goal, as in He began with a couple of jokes before homing in on the main subject of his talk. This expression originally alluded to a vessel, aircraft or missile being guided to its target by a radio beam or some other means. [c. 1920]

词组	home in on (something)
释义	home in on (something) home in on (something) 1. To identify and move toward the position of a target. Their new heat-seeking missiles can home in on targets from over 3,000 miles away. Police are homing in on the criminals' hideout. 2. To get incrementally closer to discovering or understanding something. It has taken multiple drafts, but I think I'm finally homing in on the right tone for my novel. Scientists said they are homing in on a cure for the terrible disease. 3. To focus one's attention or concentration on something. There was so much wonderful stuff in that movie, so I don't know why you're homing in on one single problematic scene. My professor loves to ramble for 10-20 minutes before finally homing in on the topic of the day's lecture. See also: home, on Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. home in on Move toward or focus on a goal, as in He began with a couple of jokes before homing in on the main subject of his talk. This expression originally alluded to a vessel, aircraft or missile being guided to its target by a radio beam or some other means. [c. 1920] See also: home, on The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. See also: home in on hone in on (something) identify identify (someone or something) by (something) identify by rogues gallery rogues' gallery a rogues' gallery recognize (someone or something) as (someone or something) recognize as
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