press home

/prɛs hoʊm/
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Other forms: pressed home; pressing home; presses home

Definitions of press home
  1. verb
    make clear by special emphasis and try to convince somebody of something
    synonyms: drive home, ram home
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    type of:
    accent, accentuate, emphasise, emphasize, punctuate, stress
    stress; single out as important
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