Idiom:  hammer something home

Meaning

Idiom:  hammer something home (hammer home something)

  • to repeat an idea or opinion to make it persuasive and understood

Example sentences

— My colleague mentioned his Ivy League education all day to try to hammer home his superior intelligence.

— How can we hammer home the importance of wearing masks during a pandemic when the President of the United States and his administration refuse to wear them?

— I have to hammer home the need to be vigilant about personal safety to the tourists who travel with me in the Middle East.

— While I was growing up, my parents always hammered home good manners like saying "please" and "thank you." 

— Advertising is so effective because it continuously hammers the same message home again and again.

— In his address, the UN Secretary General hammered home the importance of acting radically to reduce carbon emissions, even faster than what members agreed to previously.

— The president continues to hammer home his platform to "Make America Great Again" at rallies almost every week even, years after he won the election.


Synonyms

  • point out
  • spell out


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