Idiom
close to home
Meaning
Affecting people close to, or within, one's family circle.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“That story about losing a job hits close to home.”
“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.”
Examples
simple
“That story about losing a job hits close to home.”
contextual
“The documentary about struggling families hit close to home for many people in our neighborhood.”
complex
“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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