His words finally hit home.
hit home
idiomTo be especially memorable, meaningful, or significant; to be fully understood, believed or appreciated.
The reality of living alone really hit home when I sat down to eat my first dinner in the empty apartment.
Although he had ignored the warnings for years, the gravity of his situation finally hit home as he read the final notice from the bank.
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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 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.
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come home to roost
To have negative consequences (of an action in the past).
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don't let the door hit you on the way out
Used as a command to leave in haste, or to indicate that one is glad, or at least unmoved, to see the addressed person leaving.