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where (one) lives

where (one) lives

Personally or intimately, referring to an effect that something has on one. People by nature only care about an issue if it hits them where they live. The boss's comments at my evaluation really got me where I live.
See also: lives
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where someone lives

Inf. at one's core; in one's personal situation. That really hits you where you live, doesn't it? Yes, that gets me where I live.
See also: lives
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

where one lives

see under close to home.
See also: lives, one
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

where you live

at, to, or in the right, vital, or most vulnerable spot. North American
2002 New York Times The movies hit them where they live—in their own state of desperation and doubt.
See also: live
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017

where someone lives

in. at one’s core; in one’s own personal situation. That really hits you where you live, doesn’t it?
See also: lives, someone
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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  • where lives
  • where one lives
  • where someone lives
  • where you live
  • bring forth
  • be on (one's) (own) head
  • be on someone's head
  • vouch
  • vouch for
  • vouch for (someone or something)


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