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drive home

/ drive home /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
make clear by special emphasis and try to convince somebody of something
"drive home a point or an argument"
"I''m trying to drive home these basic ideas"
Type of:
stress emphasize emphasise
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
carry out or perform
"deliver an attack", "deliver a blow"
"The boxer drove home a solid left"
Type of:
give
Kinds of:
land
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Semantic Complexity
46%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
5
Times Searched
3
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stress emphasize emphasise give land