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hammer something home Fig. to try extremely hard to make someone understand or realize something. The boss hopes to hammer the firm's poor financial position home to the staff. I tried to hammer home to Anne the fact that she would have to get a job. hammer home something also hammer something home to keep repeating an idea or opinion so it is understood Politicians seem to think voters won't understand even a simple message unless it is hammered home in speech after speech. Related vocabulary: bring something home (to somebody)Etymology: based on the meaning of hammer home a nail (to hit a nail deep into the wood) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In order to hammer home the importance and growing popularity of alternative design and energy efficiency, Cambrian brought back a Sudbury native to speak on the subject. And he had other witnesses use charts and graphs to hammer home the point. Instead, the filmmakers are content to emphasize flimsy fairy-tale themes, making sure to hammer home every plot point so the target audience of teen girls (and their moms) won't be offended or confused. |
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