strike home

VERB

hit where it hurts

Synonyms

WEAK

hit where one lives touch a nerve ending touch a sore spot

Example Sentences

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"It's all these anecdotes that strike home more than anything else."

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

He needs it more than he lets on, and slowly, O’Sullivan’s script reveals that the particularities of “Romeo and Juliet” strike home for Dan in a way he never anticipated.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2024

Rarely does a question from an audience member strike home.

From Salon • May 15, 2023

“The issues of race and racism probably strike home to me a little more, sometimes even daily, than others here,” she said.

From Washington Post • Jun. 6, 2020

Chorus.—Exalt the fame of Texas, strike home, strike home!

From Southern War Songs Camp-Fire, Patriotic and Sentimental by Various