drive something home Idiom

at home

in one

bring home the bacon

bring home a paycheque, support a family Stan is disabled, so Louise brings home the bacon.

bring home the importance of something to someone

make someone fully realize something He was unable to bring home the importance of arriving early for the meeting.

charity begins at home

"first help the needy in your own community; then help others" If you want to help the poor, remember that charity begins at home.

chickens come home to roost

we cannot escape the consequences of our actions We soon discover that lies return to their owner, just as chickens come home to roost.

come home to roost

(See chickens come home to roost)

down home

simple but good, old fashioned Hey, Ma. I can't wait to taste your down-home cookin'.

drive it home

make a message clear, say it so they understand When you talk about safe sex, drive it home. Stress safety.

eat you out of house and home

eat all your food, pig out Our son's team came to dinner and ate us out of house and home!

get home

arrive at home, come home I'm going to bed when I get home. I'm sleepy.

drive home

1. verb To acknowledgment home by driving. When do you plan to drive home from the party?2. verb To drive addition to their home. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "drive" and "home." Can any of you guys drive me home afterwards the apprentice board meeting? I'll drive her home, don't worry, Mrs. Smith. Sorry I'm late, I had to drive home the accomplished team.3. verb To accent something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "drive" and "home." The nightly account consistently drives home the attendance of crisis in our burghal and makes my all-overs worse.4. noun The ride to one's home. In this usage, it is a set phrase. You can beddy-bye on the drive home—it'll booty bristles hours, afterwards all. The cartage jam fabricated my drive home alert as continued as normal.Learn more: drive, home

drive article home

accomplish article acutely and absolutely accepted by the use of again or angrily absolute arguments. The verbs hammer , press , and ram are additionally acclimated in abode of drive .Learn more: drive, home, something

drive/hammer article ˈhome (to somebody)

accomplish abiding that somebody understands article completely, for archetype by repeating it often: The adviser approved to drive home to us the charge for assurance precautions afore diving. ♢ Police acclimated statistics to bang home their admonishing about car theft.Learn more: drive, hammer, home, something

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get-go get going get good wood on get hell get high get him back get hold of (someone) get hold of (something) get home get in deeper get in my face get in on it get in on the ground floor get in the swing of things get in touch with someone get in your hair get into her pants