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
Marzell-German
KalebKAY-ləbEnglish (Modern)
GageGAYJEnglish (Modern)
Evdokia-Greek
Yermolai-Russian
Clementius-Late Roman