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1drive home — The idiomatic expression drive home means reinforce as in The company offered unlimited technical support as a way to drive home the message that customer satisfaction was its highest priority …
2drive home — drive/hammer (something) home to say something very clearly and with a lot of force, often repeating it several times, so that you are sure that people understand it. She used charts and statistics to drive home her message that we need to… …
3drive home — v. 1) (B) to drive home a point home to smb. 2) (L) he could not drive home to her that we cannot afford a new car 3) (Q) we must drive home to him where the difficulties lie * * * (B) to drive home a point home to smb. (L) he could not drive… …
4drive home — verb 1. carry out or perform deliver an attack , deliver a blow The boxer drove home a solid left • Syn: ↑deliver • Hypernyms: ↑give • Hyponyms: ↑land …
5drive home (to) — Emphasize. ► “Martin Direct will drive home its message of purchasing Geico car insurance to public transportation commuters in New York and Chicago.” (Adweek, Aug. 28, 1995, p. 8) …
6drive home — ► drive (or hammer) home stress forcefully. Main Entry: ↑home …
7Furthest Drive Home — Infobox musical artist Name= Furthest Drive Home Img size= Img c Background=group or band Origin=Flagicon|UK|Size=25px Surrey, England, UK Genre= Pop Rock Indie rock Years active= 2003 Present Label=Hungry Kid Associated acts=Fall Out Boy You Me… …
8drive home — verb a) To push to or into a target. He grunted as he drove each nail home. b) To emphasize (a point) with tangible or powerful demonstration. Karli shook himself, drove home the last nail with a flat stone, straightened up …
9drive home — {v. phr.} To argue convincingly; make a strong point. * /The doctor s convincing arguments and explanation of his X ray pictures drove home the point to Max that he needed surgery./ …
10drive home — {v. phr.} To argue convincingly; make a strong point. * /The doctor s convincing arguments and explanation of his X ray pictures drove home the point to Max that he needed surgery./ …
