home in on

Idioms  

1. Move toward or focus on a goal, as in He began with a couple of jokes before homing in on the main subject of his talk. This expression originally alluded to a vessel, aircraft or missile being guided to its target by a radio beam or some other means. [c. 1920]

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Example Sentences

Even with all that noise, my stupid ears home in on Owen’s and Leo's voices behind me.

From Literature

You’ll want to home in on your stocks’ respective industry groups and how they rank compared with others in terms of performance.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We thought it would be Hillary when Barack Obama won, so we’re far away from having to home in on who could run for the Democratic Party — we’ll see, we’ll wait.”

From Salon

Other consumer-goods companies have also begun to slim down portfolios and home in on core categories.

From The Wall Street Journal

He was sacked by Scottish side Greenock Morton FC after being arrested at his home in on 18 September.

From BBC

Related Words

• apply oneself to
• concentrate
• engage
• fixate
• pay attention to
• pore over