home in on



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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Vladan-Serbian, Czech, Slovak
Ronnie['rɔni]
Glaucus-Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Foster['fɔstə]
Alphaeusal-FEE-əs (English)Biblical, Biblical Latin
Jefimija-Serbian