hit home
/ˌhɪt ˈhəʊm/NEUTRAL · C1
Meaning
to make you fully realise how serious something is
Examples
- 1The cost of the wedding only hit home when we saw the final bill.
- 2It didn't hit home that I was leaving until I packed my last box.
- 3The coach's warning finally hit home when Ben lost his place in the team.
- 4Seeing the empty classroom made it hit home that the school year was over.
- 5Has it hit home yet that you'll be living on your own next month?
Grammar
Only hit changes: hits, hitting; the past form is also hit. What you realise is the subject, often it with a that clause.
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