bring home

bring home
verb
1. make understandable and clear (Freq. 3)
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This brings home my point

Hypernyms: ↑show, ↑demo, ↑exhibit, ↑present, ↑demonstrate
Verb Frames:
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Something ——s something

2. earn as a salary or wage
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How much does your wife take home after taxes and other deductions?

Syn: ↑take home
Hypernyms:
gain, ↑take in, ↑clear, ↑make, ↑earn, ↑realize, ↑realise, ↑pull in, ↑bring in
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

* * *

phrasal
of a jockey : to ride (a horse) to victory

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bring home
1. To prove
2. To impress, convince
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Main Entry:bring

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bring (something) home
: to make (something) very clear and obvious in usually a forceful or unpleasant way
— usually + to

The importance of regular exercise was brought home to him when his best friend developed heart problems.

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Main Entry:home

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  • bring home — {v.} To show clearly; emphasize; make (someone) realize; demonstrate. * /The accident caused a death in his family, and it brought home to him the evil of drinking while driving./ * /A parent or teacher should bring home to children the value and …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • bring home — {v.} To show clearly; emphasize; make (someone) realize; demonstrate. * /The accident caused a death in his family, and it brought home to him the evil of drinking while driving./ * /A parent or teacher should bring home to children the value and …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • bring home — verb a) To earn (money) I bring home 10000 dollars a month. b) To make clearer or better understood This brought home the inadequacies of NIH policy regarding informed consent, as well as its continued reliance on the ethical judgment of its… …   Wiktionary

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  • bring home the bacon — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To support your family; earn the family living. * /He was a steady fellow, who always brought home the bacon./ 2. To win a game or prize. * /The football team brought home the bacon./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • bring home the bacon — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To support your family; earn the family living. * /He was a steady fellow, who always brought home the bacon./ 2. To win a game or prize. * /The football team brought home the bacon./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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