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home in (on someone or something) Fig. to aim directly at someone or something. She came into the room and homed in on the chocolate cake. She saw the cake and homed in. See also: home home in (on something) 1. to aim for and move directly toward something When he questioned the witness, the lawyer homed in on him like a laser. The missile homed in on the ship. 2. to aim your attention toward something The report homed in on the faulty wiring that might have caused the fire. See also: home 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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At the end of my second year at Hampton, by the help of some money sent me by my mother and brother John, supplemented by a small gift from one of the teachers at Hampton, I was enabled to return to my home in Malden, West Virginia, to spend my vacation. Simpson had come home in time to move his wife and children back to the town that had given them birth, a town by no means waiting with open arms to receive them. Oh, you sit at home in your dark grey coat and your long tail,' said the Cat, 'and you get fanciful. |
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