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
Adrastea-Greek Mythology (Latinized)
RipleyRIP-leeEnglish (Rare)
Naseemnah-SEEM (Arabic)Arabic, Urdu
Krunoslav-Croatian
KaleKAH-leHawaiian
Lital-Hebrew