home

bring something home to someone make someone realize the full significance of something.

chickens come home to roost: seechicken.

close (or near) to home (of a remark or topic of discussion) relevant or accurate to the point that you feel uncomfortable or embarrassed.

come home to someone (of the significance of something) become fully realized by someone.

1981Fannie FlaggDaisy Fay & the Miracle Man It came home to me that night that Momma has certainly lost her sense of humour.

drive something home make something clearly and fully understood by the use of repeated or forcefully direct arguments.

☞ The verbs hammer, press, and ram are also used in place of drive.

an Englishman's home is his castle: seeEnglishman.

hearth and home: seehearth.

hit (or strike) home

1 (of a blow or a missile) reach an intended target.

2 (of a person's words) have the intended, often unsettling or painful, effect on their audience.

3 (of the significance or true nature of a situation) become fully realized by someone.

home and dry successful in achieving your objective. chiefly British

☞ A fuller version of this phrase, which dates from the mid 20th century, is home and dry on the pig's back.

home and hosed successful in achieving your objective. chiefly Australian & New Zealand

2019Sunday Times It was one of those pinch-yourself 40 minutes … Scotland were dead, England were home and hosed, and then suddenly they were not.

home free successful in achieving your objective. North American

a home from home a place where you are as happy, relaxed, or at ease as in your own home.

☞ The North American version of this expression is a home away from home.

home, James (and don't spare the horses)! used as a humorous way of exhorting the driver of a vehicle to drive home quickly. dated

☞ This was the title of a popular song (1934) by Fred Hillebrand; it represents a parody of the instruction given to a coachman in the days of the horse and carriage.

home sweet home used as an expression of pleasure or relief at being in or returning to your own home.

house and home: seehouse.

the lights are on but no one is at home: seelight.

long home: seelong.

nothing to write home about: seewrite.

who's-when-'s at home a humorously emphatic way of asking about someone's identity. British

1991Joseph O'ConnorMothers Were All the Same The old lady said to tell that to Yuri Gagarin, but the hostess just giggled and said, 'Who's he when he's at home?'

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释义	home bring something home to someone make someone realize the full significance of something. chickens come home to roost: seechicken. close (or near) to home (of a remark or topic of discussion) relevant or accurate to the point that you feel uncomfortable or embarrassed. come home to someone (of the significance of something) become fully realized by someone. 1981Fannie FlaggDaisy Fay & the Miracle Man It came home to me that night that Momma has certainly lost her sense of humour. drive something home make something clearly and fully understood by the use of repeated or forcefully direct arguments. ☞ The verbs hammer, press, and ram are also used in place of drive. an Englishman's home is his castle: seeEnglishman. hearth and home: seehearth. hit (or strike) home 1 (of a blow or a missile) reach an intended target. 2 (of a person's words) have the intended, often unsettling or painful, effect on their audience. 3 (of the significance or true nature of a situation) become fully realized by someone. home and dry successful in achieving your objective. chiefly British ☞ A fuller version of this phrase, which dates from the mid 20th century, is home and dry on the pig's back. home and hosed successful in achieving your objective. chiefly Australian & New Zealand 2019Sunday Times It was one of those pinch-yourself 40 minutes … Scotland were dead, England were home and hosed, and then suddenly they were not. home free successful in achieving your objective. North American a home from home a place where you are as happy, relaxed, or at ease as in your own home. ☞ The North American version of this expression is a home away from home. home, James (and don't spare the horses)! used as a humorous way of exhorting the driver of a vehicle to drive home quickly. dated ☞ This was the title of a popular song (1934) by Fred Hillebrand; it represents a parody of the instruction given to a coachman in the days of the horse and carriage. home sweet home used as an expression of pleasure or relief at being in or returning to your own home. house and home: seehouse. the lights are on but no one is at home: seelight. long home: seelong. nothing to write home about: seewrite. who's-when-'s at home a humorously emphatic way of asking about someone's identity. British 1991Joseph O'ConnorMothers Were All the Same The old lady said to tell that to Yuri Gagarin, but the hostess just giggled and said, 'Who's he when he's at home?'
随便看	there's no love lost between there's no (or little or not much) love lost between there's no such thing as a free lunch there's no such thing as a free lunch there's no telling there's nothing else for it there's nothing for it there's nothing (or nothing else) for it there's one born every minute there's one born every minute there's one (or a sucker) born every minute there's (or here's) the rub there's (or that's) - for you there's safety in numbers there's safety in numbers there's the rub the rest is history the rest is history there's twixt cup and lip the reverse of the medal the reverse of the medal there wasn't a dry eye in the house there wasn't a dry eye in the house there will be hell to pay there will be hell to pay