hammer home
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hammer home
verb hammers home · hammering home · hammered home
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To repeatedly or continually emphasize (an opinion or idea) until or so that a person or group of people understands it.
Our instructor would hammer home the point that safety was most important.
Similar: drive home
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verb to repeatedly or continually emphasise
| Deutsch | einbläuen |
|---|---|
| Italiano | enfatizzare ripetutamente o continuamente, ripeterci continuamente, ribadire con forza |
| Русский | вда́лбливать vdálblivatʹ, вдолби́ть vdolbítʹ |
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