That story about losing a job hits close to home.
close to home
idiomAffecting people close to, or within, one's family circle.
The documentary about struggling families hit close to home for many people in our neighborhood.
The politician's speech regarding the decline of local industry struck close to home for the residents of this struggling town.
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bring home
To earn (money).
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bring home the bacon
To have employment which provides remuneration to satisfy the basic needs of oneself and one's family.
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broken home
A home in which the parents have separated or divorced.
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charity begins at home
One should help the people closest to oneself before thinking of helping others.
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close enough for government work
Adequate; acceptable as government work, imperfect but not worth the time nor effort of improving.
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close in on
To enclose around; to tighten or shrink; to collapse.
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close on the heels of
Near in time or place; very close.
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close one eye
to look the other way, to deliberately ignore or overlook (a mistake or transgression).