strike home
Related to strike home: strike a bargain
strike home
To be fully understood by or strongly affect or resonate with someone. It wasn't until he was threatened with losing his job that the comments about John's work ethic really struck home. The film has an underlying theme of grief and loss that will strike home with a lot of viewers.
See also: home, strike
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
hit/strike ˈhome
1 (of an insult, a remark, criticism, etc.) affect or hurt somebody in the intended way; make somebody really understand something: His criticism of my work struck home. I knew he was right. My remarks last week obviously hit home because he has not been late for work since.
2 (of a punch, a blow, an arrow, a bullet, etc.) hit somebody/something where you intended; hit the target: The punch hit home and Ferguson fell to the floor.
See also: hit, home, strike
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- hit home
- hit/strike home
- strike home with
- strike home with (one)
- hit home with (one)
- in (someone's or something's) name
- tough break
- get no change out of
- get no change out of (someone)
- get no change out of someone