to hit home
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5.5
- phrasal verb
- /hɪt hoʊm/
:
impactar
- Great article as always, Joe, and yet another that hit home for me.
And when it hit home, I, I was nine years old.
- And when it hit home, I, I was nine years old.
- Some reason it seems like this hit home for some people.
- And I think, yes, it was just a yeah, when it sort of hit home to me.
- So the first scent that I got, this one hits home because it used to be my signature scent when I was like in middle school.
- This book hit home with me, perhaps because some of my greatest regrets have come from ways I've misused words.
- But so much of this really like hit home for me that like, you don't want a kid to feel like they can't just be themselves or do what they want, right?
- I remember, you know it, while it had always hit home, I was sitting.
Examples
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So this is going to hit home for people no matter what you use the laptop for.
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And one of the biggest things that hit home for me was that Megan was who she was without any apologies.
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And when it hit home, I, I was nine years old.
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But the, the moment that really hit home for me was about a year ago.
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I remember how it felt when it first hit home for me too.
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It's this last part that really hits home, to be honest.
Blog text (12) -
Your posts these past few weeks have been hitting home for me.
Blog text (15) -
You've provided some excellent personal points that surely hit home with most traders.
Blog text (3) -
This book hit home with me, perhaps because some of my greatest regrets have come from ways I've misused words.
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When I heard her story, it really hit home how tough her life has been.
Synonyms
680
2.9
To make someone feel strong emotion, often sadness or gratitude
255
3.4
To have a strong effect on someone or something
124
6.0
To make someone feel something strongly and remember it for a long time
73
5.9
Make someone feel a strong, shared emotion or understanding
18
4.4
Make people feel a strong connection when it seems familiar
18
3.9
To have a lasting effect on a person or thing that people notice
6
4.4
To make an idea very clear by repeating it
3
6.7
Have a strong effect that makes someone suddenly understand
2
5.8
To make a person feel a strong emotion
1
6.4
To make someone feel a strong personal connection
1
8.0
To feel a sudden strong shock or surprise
Make a point strongly so other people understand or accept it
To suddenly feel a very strong emotion that you cannot control
How Moving
124
6.0
26
5.5
18
4.4
680
2.9
- Specialized
14
9.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
The sense 'to have a strong emotional effect / be fully understood' is metaphorically related to the literal meanings of 'hit' (to strike) and 'home' (the target/place), so a learner who knows both words can often infer an impact or resonance. However, the specific figurative uses (emotional impact vs. realization/understanding) are conventionalized and not wholly predictable from the parts, making the expression partially but not fully transparent.
Etymology
The verb hit home may come from the picture of a hammer driving a nail: the hit pushes the nail into its home, so it stays firmly in place. That picture helps explain why hit home now means 'to be fully understood' or 'to cause a strong feeling'.