bring sth home (to sb)
to make someone understand something much more clearly than they did before, especially something unpleasant:
When I saw for myself the damage that had been caused, that really brought home to me the scale of the disaster.

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bring home
bring (something) home (to (someone))
to make something more clearly understood.
Her visit to the war memorial brought home to her the suffering the war had caused.

Usage notes: usually said about something that is difficult or unpleasant
Related vocabulary: hammer home something
bring (something) home to (someone)
to make someone understand something much more clearly than they did before, especially something unpleasant.
These photographs finally brought home to us the terrible realities of war.

It took an international crisis to bring it home to British politicians that they desperately needed allies in Europe.

bring (something) home to (someone)
to make someone understand something much more clearly than they did before, especially something unpleasant.
These photographs finally brought home to us the terrible realities of war.

It took an international crisis to bring it home to British politicians that they desperately needed allies in Europe.

bring (something) home to (someone)
to make someone understand something much more clearly than they did before, especially something unpleasant.
These photographs finally brought home to us the terrible realities of war.

It took an international crisis to bring it home to British politicians that they desperately needed allies in Europe.

bring (something) home to (someone)
to make someone understand something much more clearly than they did before, especially something unpleasant.
These photographs finally brought home to us the terrible realities of war.

It took an international crisis to bring it home to British politicians that they desperately needed allies in Europe.

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bring something home
bring (something) home (to (someone))
to make something more clearly understood.
Her visit to the war memorial brought home to her the suffering the war had caused.

Usage notes: usually said about something that is difficult or unpleasant
Related vocabulary: hammer home something
bring (something) home to (someone)
to make someone understand something much more clearly than they did before, especially something unpleasant.
These photographs finally brought home to us the terrible realities of war.

It took an international crisis to bring it home to British politicians that they desperately needed allies in Europe.

bring (something) home to (someone)
to make someone understand something much more clearly than they did before, especially something unpleasant.
These photographs finally brought home to us the terrible realities of war.

It took an international crisis to bring it home to British politicians that they desperately needed allies in Europe.

bring (something) home to (someone)
to make someone understand something much more clearly than they did before, especially something unpleasant.
These photographs finally brought home to us the terrible realities of war.

It took an international crisis to bring it home to British politicians that they desperately needed allies in Europe.

bring (something) home to (someone)
to make someone understand something much more clearly than they did before, especially something unpleasant.
These photographs finally brought home to us the terrible realities of war.

It took an international crisis to bring it home to British politicians that they desperately needed allies in Europe.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

bring home
v. To show clearly; emphasize; make (someone) realize; demonstrate.
The accident caused a death in his family, and it brought home to him the evil of drinking while driving.
A parent or teacher should bring home to children the value and pleasure of reading.

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