The teacher hammered home the importance of studying every day.
hammer home
idiomTo repeatedly or continually emphasize (an opinion or idea) until or so that a person or group of people understands it.
During the meeting, the manager hammered home the need for better communication to avoid future mistakes.
The author hammered home the central theme of moral responsibility, ensuring that no reader could ignore the gravity of the protagonist's final choice.
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bring down the hammer
To treat very harshly.
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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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bring to the hammer
To put up for sale by auction.
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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 to home
Affecting people close to, or within, one's family circle.
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come home by weeping cross
To return in disappointment, or in a spirit of contrition.