hit/strike home
idiom
: to become very clear and obvious in usually a forceful or unpleasant way
The truth about their marriage finally hit home.
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La Mirada 8, Warren 3: Travis Friend and Bear Calvo hit home runs during a five-run seventh inning to power the Matadores.
Aquinas 2, Cypress 1: The Falcons (12-1) won the National Classic championship.
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Two of the players using the bats hit home runs during the game.
—Mansee Khurana, NPR, 30 Mar. 2025
Or Gavin Sheets’ tying, full-count, pinch hit home run to dead center.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Tommy Edman, Teoscar Hernández and Shohei Ohtani all hit home runs for the reigning World Series champions, who celebrated last season’s title with actor and rapper Ice Cube bringing out the trophy before the game.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Two of the players using the bats hit home runs during the game.
—Mansee Khurana, NPR, 30 Mar. 2025
Or Gavin Sheets’ tying, full-count, pinch hit home run to dead center.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Tommy Edman, Teoscar Hernández and Shohei Ohtani all hit home runs for the reigning World Series champions, who celebrated last season’s title with actor and rapper Ice Cube bringing out the trophy before the game.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Hit/strike home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%2Fstrike%20home. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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