strike home



strike home

to be understood completely and have a strong effect hit home Her tearful expression made it clear that his nasty remarks had struck home.
Related vocabulary: come home (to somebody)
See also: home, strike

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Lay[lei]
Philemonfi-LEE-mən (English), fie-LEE-mən (English)Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Adelardo-Spanish, Italian (Archaic)
MalteMAHL-tə (German)Danish, Swedish, German
Branko-Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Slovak, Macedonian
Ulvİ-Turkish