hammer home
Make absolutely clear
To hammer home is to emphasize a point forcefully and repeatedly until it's fully understood or accepted: The coach hammered home the importance of fundamentals.
The image is of driving a nail completely into wood—not just tapping but striking until the point is fully embedded.
She hammered home her argument with statistic after statistic.
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- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- highlightMost notable part
- accentuateTo give emphasis
- reiterateSay something again
repeat · restate · press · make clear · spell out · get across · point out · emphasize
underscore
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- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- highlightMost notable part
- accentuateTo give emphasis
reiterate · repeat · restate · press · make clear · spell out · get across · point out · emphasize · belabor
cement
Calcium powder binding agent
embed · instill · implant · establish · deepen · fix · anchor · root · strengthen · fortify
convince
Cause to believe
insist · assert · urge · prevail upon · win over · bring around · convert · sell · advocate · push
- highlightemphasize, highlight, accentuate, underscore, underline