hit home

المعنى

to make you fully realise how serious something is

جعل المرء يدرك تماما خطورة أمر.

أمثلة

1. 1The cost of the wedding only hit home when we saw the final bill.
2. 2It didn't hit home that I was leaving until I packed my last box.
3. 3The coach's warning finally hit home when Ben lost his place in the team.
4. 4Seeing the empty classroom made it hit home that the school year was over.
5. 5Has it hit home yet that you'll be living on your own next month?

القواعد

يتغير hit وحده: hits، hitting؛ وماضيه hit أيضا. ما يدركه المرء هو الفاعل، وكثيرا ما يكون it مع جملة تبدأ بـ that.