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

“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

Fortunately, after a small amount of convincing, my publishers were game and we decided to home in on the parts we hope listeners would find the most enjoyable to listen to: the introductions and stories.

From Salon

“I take all of that background of being able to write jokes and home in on different people’s voices, and I try to use that in the narrative storytelling I do now and try to represent different voices and challenge myself to write in different voices.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• apply oneself to
• concentrate
• engage
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