Idiom
hammer home
Meaning
To repeatedly or continually emphasize (an opinion or idea) until or so that a person or group of people understands it.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The teacher hammered home the importance of studying every day.”
“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.”
Examples
simple
“The teacher hammered home the importance of studying every day.”
contextual
“During the meeting, the manager hammered home the need for better communication to avoid future mistakes.”
complex
“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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