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
Taliesintal-ee-ES-in (Welsh)Welsh, Arthurian Romance
Tarek-Arabic
Helgi-Ancient Scandinavian
Renat-Russian
JobethJO-bethEnglish (Rare)
GeroGE-ro (German)German, Ancient Germanic