drive home

Idioms  

1. Make clearly understood, make a point, as in The network news programs drive home the fact that violence is part of urban life. This expression uses the verb drive in the sense of “force by a blow or thrust” (as in driving a nail). Samuel Hieron used it in Works (1607): “That I may ... drive home the nail of this exhortation even to the head.”

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drive home

“They may be more confident in theory than they are in practice,” so identifying a specific amount they’d lose can drive home the price of too much risk.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

In essence, Nolan chose a superstar cast to drive home the interpretation of Homer’s saga as a legend about fame.

From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026

We timed the start of our drive home to coincide with the first nap of the day.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

Pajak’s Sam must drive home the lesson that the real vampires are those creatures who try to steal your true soul — your individuality.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

On the drive home, and for the rest of the evening, her mother was strangely silent, and she regretted ever bringing it up.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng