strike home


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hit home

To be fully understood by and strongly affect or resonate with someone. It wasn't until he was threated with losing his job that the comments about John's work ethic really hit home. The film has an underlying theme of grief and loss that will hit home with a lot of viewers.
See also: hit, home

strike home

To be fully understood by and strongly affect or resonate with someone. It wasn't until he was threated with losing his job that the comments about John's work ethic really struck home. The film has an underlying theme of grief and loss that will hit home with a lot of viewers. The tour around the region felt a bit hit or miss, with no clear agenda or plan.
See also: home, strike
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The striker was on hand to strike home a loose ball from close range after 60 minutes as the Millers got back to winning ways after two successive defeats.
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If this point hasn't struck home in the meetings I've had with the cash-in-transit industry and banks about voluntary improvement, it'll have to strike home on a different basis.
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Seconds later Dumbarton blasted themselves ahead when Gemmell smashed a strike home.
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Three minutes before half-time, Gedman benefited from another cross to strike home the second, but there were anxious Bangor faces after Peter Smith hit back late on to set up a rousing finish.
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Nicky Banger, making his home debut, struck a 25-yard free-kick which Crawley goalkeeper Andy Little was unable to hold, and Andrew Mainwaring was on hand to strike home the loose ball.
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Just past the hour, Hednesford made it three when Graham Lancashire was sent tumbling in the box and he got up to strike home a confident penalty.
It's a stroll as Pitmen hit five; Hednesford Town ... 5 Racing Club Warwick ... 0
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