hammers home
Really makes clear
To hammer home is to emphasize a point forcefully and repeatedly until it's understood or accepted.
The image is of driving a nail completely into wood—you don't stop until it's fully seated.
The coach hammered home the importance of fundamentals.
Politicians hammer home talking points; teachers hammer home key concepts.
- convinceCause to believe
- clarifyMake something understandable
- makes clearRenders understandable
- gets acrossCommunicates effectively
- reiterateSay something again
pound · beats into · emphasize · hit hard · repetition · persuade · argue · nail · underscore · insist · assert · belabor · drive · inculcate · drill · strike · drumming · compel
hammers homewhispers
Speaks very quietly
soft-pedals · downplays · glosses over · plays down · de-emphasizes
hammers homeobscures
Makes difficult to perceive
obfuscates · beats around the bush · muddles · clouds · hedges
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