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.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
JÁNos	YAH-nosh	Hungarian
Alease	-	English
Dado (2)	-	Croatian
Bridget	BRIJ-ət (English)	Irish, English, Irish Mythology
Marcelino	mahr-the-LEE-no (Spanish), mahr-se-LEE-no (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Lylou	lee-LOO	French