drive home

Idioms

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.”

Example Sentences

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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

"I would've been quite happy to get in my car and drive home, I was absolutely seething," said Carter afterwards.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

He insists the row was not serious enough to dent his "amazing relationship" with Belgium -- throwing in a mildly off-colour joke about circumcision to drive home the point.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

To drive home the Lázárs’ fatuity, Mr. Biedermann coats them in lurid layers of shame and degradation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

They walk to the parking lot, get into the car, and begin the short drive home.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

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