drive home
Hammer the point
To drive home is to emphasize a point forcefully until it's fully understood or accepted: She drove home the importance of backing up your files.
The image is of hammering a nail until it's flush—complete penetration, nothing left sticking out.
The accident really drove home how dangerous texting while driving can be.
emphasize
Stress the importance of
- underscoreLow horizontal text mark
- reinforceAdd strength to something
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
hammer · reiterate · impress · convince · persuade · argue · assert · insist · press · urge
return
Go back again
route · traffic · highway · freeway · distance · miles · navigation · directions · arrival · destination
- communicateexpress, convey, communicate, tell, share
- closing timeclosing time, clock out, end of shift, quitting time, clocking out
- highlightemphasize, highlight, accentuate, underscore, underline
drive homegloss over
Minimize or conceal flaws
downplay · understate · soft-pedal · play down · allude to
drive homedrive away
Cause to retreat
leave home · drive out · head out · drive off · depart
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