bring home

Carry to residence

To bring home is to make something vividly real or understandable: The documentary brought home the reality of poverty.

The image is of carrying something abstract into the familiar space of home, where it can't be ignored.

To bring home the bacon is to earn a living or achieve success.

Nothing brings home mortality like a health scare.

earnings

salary

Fixed periodic employment payment

pay · bacon · bread · money · compensation · profit · bonus · commission · livelihood · breadwinner

realize

understand

Grasp the meaning

make clear · make real · awareness · epiphany · insight · enlightenment · appreciation · recognition · internalize · aha moment

acquire

trophy

Award for winning

victory · championship · gold · win · title · souvenir · memento · keepsake · groceries · takeout

Categories
Opposites
physical transport/location

bring homeleave behind

Depart without taking

take away · send away · abandon · carry off · take out

financial provision

bring homespend

Pay out money

squander · lose · fritter away · blow · waste

communication/realization

bring homeobscure

Unknown to most

muddle · confuse · cloud · obfuscate · gloss over

Family

home, bring, homeless, homes, homely, homeland, brought, brings, bringing

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G