to bring home
14
3.7
- phrasal verb
- /brɪŋ hoʊm/
:
dejar claro
- If the crisis does anything, it should bring home to us the awesome amount of infrastructure that must now be built.
- bring home this point
Then Oprah brought it home with a call to action.
- Then Oprah brought it home with a call to action.
- But, but I, he manages to bring it home in very human ways.
- It really brought home how precious our memories are.
- Those sorts of things really bring it home to you.
- And that is some of the most horrific work, I think just because that really does bring home what a human is capable of doing to another human.
- So I think we have brought home this very key lesson about the importance of High Road firms.
- You know, it brings home to us these very abstract ideas that otherwise might, might trip us up.
- And so reading your book really began to bring home this idea that there are two different types of intelligence.
- However, you know, you brought it home, which is great.
Examples
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For me, like, watching that really brought home the power of context.
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And it really brought home to people that this is a dangerous occupation.
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The other really big point I feel like this brings home is one of my favorite lines.
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To see these pictures really brings home what incredible things the "Greatest Generation" did for our country.
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It really brought home how precious our memories are.
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The epic disaster of the Dust Bowl brings home the cruel consequences of drought.
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It was an extraordinary moment and it really brings home how censorship works or doesn't work for the other side.
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The documentary really brings home the issue of climate change and its impact on our planet.
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Her story brought home the reality of living in poverty to everyone who heard it.
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This event brings home the importance of community support during difficult times.
Synonyms
27
4.0
To make a point very clear by saying it strongly
26
5.5
To make someone suddenly understand how serious something is
Make a point strongly so other people understand or accept it
Antonyms
How Clear
6
4.4
27
4.0
14
3.7
∞
1.8
∞
1.6
136
2.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The literal senses of 'bring' (to carry/produce an effect) and 'home' (a place) give a starting image, but the MWE meaning 'make someone realize/understand' is a metaphorical extension where 'home' functions as a target or point of arrival. This metaphorical transfer is partially inferable from the parts but not fully predictable for a B1 learner without exposure, so it is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Bring home here makes the picture of carrying an important fact home so it is right in front of you and hard to ignore. That's why it means 'to make someone understand' or to show how real or important something is.